The Mount Tremper Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Mount Tremper at Shandaken in Ulster County, New York. The station and contributing resources include a 47-foot-tall (14.3 m), steel frame lookout tower erected in 1917 and a jeep trail that extends from the base of the mountain to a point below its summit. The tower is a prefabricated structure built by the Aermotor Corporation to provide a front line of defense in preserving the Catskill Park from the hazards of forest fires.[2]
Mount Tremper Fire Observation Station | |
 The Fire Observation Station | |
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| Location | Mount Tremper, Shandaken, New York |
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| Coordinates | 41°15′50″N 74°18′36″W / 41.26389°N 74.31000°W |
| Area | 9.1 acres (3.7 ha) |
| Built | 1917 |
| Architect | Aermotor Corporation |
| MPS | Fire Observation Stations of New York State Forest Preserve MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 01001032[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 23, 2001 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Wes Haynes (May 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mount Tremper Fire Observation Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying two photos".
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