Dodger Point Fire Lookout

Dodger Point Fire Lookout
Nearest city Port Angeles, Washington
Coordinates 47°52′29″N 123°30′29″W / 47.87472°N 123.50806°W / 47.87472; -123.50806Coordinates: 47°52′29″N 123°30′29″W / 47.87472°N 123.50806°W / 47.87472; -123.50806
Area less than one acre
Built 1933
Architect U.S. Forest Service
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
MPS Olympic National Park MPS
NRHP Reference #

07000736

[1]
Added to NRHP July 13, 2007

The Dodger Point Fire Lookout was built in 1933 in Olympic National Park as a fire observation station. The single-story frame structure is located on the peak of Dodger Point above the timber line at an elevation of 5,753 feet (1,754 m).[2] Measuring 14 feet (4.3 m) by 14 feet (4.3 m), it is clad in wood clapboards and has a simple pitched roof covered with wood shakes. Large windows on all four sides are covered by awning-style wood shutters. It was built by the U.S. Forest Service in what was at the time Olympic National Forest, possibly with assistance from the Civilian Conservation Corps. During World War II, the lookout was used as an Aircraft Warning Service station. Dodger Point and Pyramid Peak Lookout are the only such stations remaining in Olympic National Park out of thirteen constructed.[3]

The Dodger Point Lookout was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 13, 2007.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Dodger Point Lookout". firelookout.com. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  3. Evans, Gail E.H.; Toothman, Stephanie; Luxenberg, Gretchen (1998) [1986]. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Dodger Point Fie Lookout" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
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