Dickinson Hill Fire Tower Explained

Dickinson Hill Fire Tower
Coordinates:42.7936°N -73.4136°W
Architect:Aermotor Corp.
Added:May 6, 2011
Refnum:11000253[1]

Dickinson Hill Fire Tower is a historic fire observation station located at Grafton, Rensselaer County, New York. The 60adj=midNaNadj=mid, steel frame lookout tower is a prefabricated structure built by the Aermotor Corporation in 1924. Also on the property are the contributing concrete water tank and foundation of the observer's cabin. It has not been staffed since 1972, and is the last remaining fire tower in Rensselaer County.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2011-05-20. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/09/11 through 5/13/11. National Park Service.
  2. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) . https://archive.today/20150701003048/http://cris.parks.ny.gov/ . dead . 2015-07-01 . . Searchable database . 2015-12-01 . Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Dickinson Hill Fire Tower . 2015-12-01 . Kathleen LaFrank . PDF . March 2011 . and Accompanying photographs

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Dickinson Hill Fire Tower".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.