Built 1917 Architectural style Utilitarian Opened 1917 Added to NRHP 12 April 2006 | Architect AerMotor Co. NRHP Reference # 06000253 Area 3 ha | |
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MPS Fire Observation Stations of New York State Forest Preserve MPS Similar Barclays Center, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Hotel Pennsylvania, Madison Square Garden, New York Botanical Garden | ||
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.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
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