St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Station

St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Station
Saint Regis Mountain fire tower, July 2007
Location St. Regis Mountain, Santa Clara, New York
Coordinates 44°24′50″N 74°18′55″W / 44.41389°N 74.31528°W / 44.41389; -74.31528Coordinates: 44°24′50″N 74°18′55″W / 44.41389°N 74.31528°W / 44.41389; -74.31528
Area 3.3 acres (1.3 ha)
Built 1918
Architect Aermotor Corp.
MPS Fire Observation Stations of New York State Forest Preserve MPS
NRHP reference # 05000163[1]
Added to NRHP March 15, 2005

The St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Saint Regis Mountain at Santa Clara in Franklin County, New York. The station and contributing resources include a 35-foot-tall (11 m), steel frame lookout tower erected in 1918, the site of the former observer's cabin, and 9/10 of a mile foot trail between the cabin site and summit. 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 2005.[1]

The tower was restored by a friends group that formed in 2013, and the tower was re-opened to the public in September 2016.

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 (December 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying four photos".


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