Mount Tremper Fire Observation Station

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
Mount Tremper Fire Observation Station is located in New York
Mount Tremper Fire Observation Station
Mount Tremper Fire Observation Station is located in the United States
Mount Tremper Fire Observation Station
LocationMount Tremper, Shandaken, New York
Coordinates41°15′50″N 74°18′36″W / 41.26389°N 74.31000°W / 41.26389; -74.31000
Area9.1 acres (3.7 ha)
Built1917
ArchitectAermotor Corporation
MPSFire Observation Stations of New York State Forest Preserve MPS
NRHP reference No.01001032[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 23, 2001

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ 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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