Arab Mountain Fire Observation Station
Appearance
Arab Mountain Fire Observation Station | |
![]() Arab Mountain Fire Observation Station, May 2007 | |
Location | Arab Mountain, Piercefield, New York |
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Coordinates | 44°12′47″N 74°35′48″W / 44.21306°N 74.59667°W |
Area | 3.7 acres (1.5 ha) |
Built | 1918 |
Architect | Aermotor Corporation |
MPS | Fire Observation Stations of New York State Forest Preserve MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 01001039[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 23, 2001 |
The Arab Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Mount Arab at Piercefield in St. Lawrence County, New York. The station includes a 40-foot-tall (12 m), steel frame lookout tower erected in 1918, an observers cabin built about 1948, a trace of the foundation of the original cabin, a structure probably used as a root cellar in the 1940s, and the foot trail. The tower is a prefabricated structure built by the Aermotor Corporation and provided a front line of defense in preserving the Adirondack Forest Preserve from the hazards of forest fires.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Wes Haynes and Linda Garofalini (May 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Arab Mountain Fire Observation Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-01-01. See also: "Accompanying four photos".
Categories:
- Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Government buildings completed in 1918
- Towers completed in 1918
- Buildings and structures in St. Lawrence County, New York
- Fire lookout towers in Adirondack Park
- National Register of Historic Places in St. Lawrence County, New York
- St. Lawrence County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs