Sugarloaf Fire Tower Historic District

The Sugarloaf Fire Tower Historic District encompasses a collection of historic buildings located near the summit of Sugarloaf Mountain, a hill 1150 feet in elevation in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest of northeastern Stone County, Arkansas. The main structure is a braced metal-frame fire tower, alongside which stand a residence, privy, and vaulted stone storage cellar. These structures were all built in 1937 by a crew of the Civilian Conservation Corps, and is particularly unusual because the fire watch facility included a residence.[2]

Sugarloaf Fire Tower Historic District
Sugarloaf Fire Tower Historic District is located in Arkansas
Sugarloaf Fire Tower Historic District
Sugarloaf Fire Tower Historic District is located in the United States
Sugarloaf Fire Tower Historic District
Nearest cityCalico Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates36°5′2″N 92°9′48″W / 36.08389°N 92.16333°W / 36.08389; -92.16333
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built byCivilian Conservation Corps
Architectural styleRustic
MPSFacilities Constructed by the CCC in Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.94001615[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 11, 1995

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Sugarloaf Fire Tower Historic District" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved September 6, 2015.