Built 1917 NRHP Reference # 01001037 Area 3 ha | Architect Aermotor Corporation Opened 1917 Added to NRHP 23 September 2001 | |
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Location Hadley Mountain, Hadley, New York MPS Fire Observation Stations of New York State Forest Preserve MPS Similar Hadley Mountain, Adirondack Mountains, Barclays Center, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Hotel Pennsylvania | ||
The Hadley Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Hadley Mountain at Hadley in Saratoga County, New York. The tower is a prefabricated structure built by the Aermotor Corporation in 1917.
It is one of the initial ten towers purchased by the State Commission to provide a front line of defense in preserving the Adirondack Forest Preserve from the hazards of forest fires. The tower may be manned in summer months by a steward who will answer questions from hikers.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
Plaque
There is a plaque at the base of the trail which leads to the fire tower. The plaque states that the original wood tower was erected in 1916. The current steel tower was built in 1920.