Arab Mountain Fire Observation Station

Arab Mountain Fire Observation Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Arab Mountain Fire Observation Station, May 2007
Location	Arab Mountain, Piercefield, New York
Coordinates	44°12′47″N 74°35′48″W / 44.21306°N 74.59667°WCoordinates: 44°12′47″N 74°35′48″W / 44.21306°N 74.59667°W
Area	3.7 acres (1.5 ha)
Built	1918
Architect	Aermotor Corporation
MPS	Fire Observation Stations of New York State Forest Preserve MPS
NRHP Reference #	01001039[1]
Added to NRHP	September 23, 2001

The Arab Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Mount Arab at Piercefield in St. Lawrence County, New York. The station includes a 40-foot-tall (12 m), steel frame lookout tower erected in 1918, an observers cabin built about 1948, a trace of the foundation of the original cabin, a structure probably used as a root cellar in the 1940s, and the foot trail. The tower is a prefabricated structure built by the Aermotor Corporation and provided a front line of defense in preserving the Adirondack Forest Preserve from the hazards of forest fires.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

See also

• The Fire Towers of New York

References

1. Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Wes Haynes and Linda Garofalini (May 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Arab Mountain Fire Observation Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-01-01. See also: "Accompanying four photos".