Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station

Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station
Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station, September 2012
Location Summit of Loon Lake Mountain, Franklin, New York
Coordinates 44°33′29″N 74°9′6″W / 44.55806°N 74.15167°W / 44.55806; -74.15167Coordinates: 44°33′29″N 74°9′6″W / 44.55806°N 74.15167°W / 44.55806; -74.15167
Area less than 1 acre (0.4 ha)
Built 1917
Architect AerMotor Corporation
Architectural style Utilitarian/firetower
MPS Fire Observation Stations of New York State Forest Preserve MPS
NRHP reference # 08001144[1]
Added to NRHP December 5, 2008

The Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Loon Lake Mountain at Loon Lake (Franklin County, New York) in Franklin County, New York. The station and contributing resources include a 35-foot-tall (10.7 m), steel-frame lookout tower erected in 1917; it has been abandoned since 1971. 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 added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ David Petrelli (September 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying three photos".


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