Built 1917 NRHP Reference # 01001031 Area 6 ha | Architect Aermotor Corporation Opened 1917 Added to NRHP 23 September 2001 | |
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Location Snowy Mountain, Indian Lake, New York MPS Fire Observation Stations of New York State Forest Preserve MPS Similar Adirondack Mountains, Barclays Center, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Hotel Pennsylvania, Blue Mountain Lake | ||
The Snowy Mountain Fire Observation Station is a 45 feet (14 m) steel-frame fire lookout tower on Snowy Mountain at Indian Lake in Upstate New York.
It was built in 1917 as a 22 feet (6.7 m) prefabricated LS40 tower made by the Aermotor Windmill Company. Following the growth of surrounding trees, four more flights of stairs were added in 1933. With the advent of aerial detection, this tower was closed in 1971. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
It has been restored by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and local volunteers, and open to the public.
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