Bearwallow Mountain Lookout Cabins and Shed
Bearwallow Mountain Lookout Cabins and Shed | |
Location | Bearwallow Lookout Rd., Gila National Forest, |
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Coordinates | 33°26′57″N 108°40′3″W / 33.44917°N 108.66750°WCoordinates: 33°26′57″N 108°40′3″W / 33.44917°N 108.66750°W |
Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
Built | 1923 |
MPS | National Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region TR |
NRHP reference No. | 87002473[1] |
NMSRCP No. | 1441 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | January 28, 1988 |
Designated NMSRCP | March 4, 1988 |
The Bearwallow Mountain Lookout Cabins and Shed are located in the near Mogollon, New Mexico. Built in 1940 by the Works Progress Administration, they are one of three New Deal-era buildings in the Gila National Forest, which also include the El Caso Lookout Complex and the Mangas Mountain Lookout Complex.[2] In 2006 the buildings were threatened by the Bear Fire, which burned across Bearwallow Mountain.[3]
See also[]
- National Register of Historic Places in Catron County, New Mexico
References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ United States National Park Service. (1988) National Register of Historic Places, 1966-1988.
- ^ "Newsroom - News Release Details" Archived September 30, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Gila National Forest. USDA Forest Service. Retrieved 10/22/07.
Categories:
- Buildings and structures in Catron County, New Mexico
- Works Progress Administration in New Mexico
- Government buildings completed in 1940
- Gila National Forest
- 1940 establishments in New Mexico
- Fire lookout towers on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico
- National Register of Historic Places in Catron County, New Mexico
- New Mexico Registered Historic Place stubs
- New Mexico building and structure stubs