Mount Adams Fire Observation Station
United States historic place From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
United States historic place From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mount Adams Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Mount Adams at Newcomb in Essex County, New York. The station and contributing resources include a 56-foot-tall (17 m), steel frame lookout tower erected in 1917, a foot trail leading up the 3,250 foot summit, and the 1922 observers cabin with shed and privy. The tower is a prefabricated structure built by the Aermotor Corporation to provide a front line of defense in preserving the Adirondack Park from the hazards of forest fires.[2]
Mount Adams Fire Observation Station | |
Location | Mount Adams, Newcomb, New York |
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Coordinates | 44°5′12.75″N 74°1′31.8″W |
Area | 7.5 acres (3.0 ha) |
Built | 1917 |
Architect | AerMotor Co. |
Architectural style | Utilitarian |
MPS | Fire Observation Stations of New York State Forest Preserve MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 06000253[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 12, 2006 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
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