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Green Mountain Lookout NAME: Green Mountain Lookout LOCATION : Mt ""''-G'2)NP« Fanil ,104004~ 0MB ApprovMJ. Mo. 1024-001B United States Department of the InteriorInterior National PanePark Service National Register of Historic Places IB Inventory-NominationInventory—Nomination Form InvenInventorytory Continuation sheet Item number flo c. 2it •i --Page 1 of 3 Continuation sheet Item number 77 fib 'Page 1 of 3 NAME : Green Mountain Lookout NAME: Green Mountain Lookout LOCATION : Mt. Baker - Snoqualmie National Forest ; Congressional District 2, Darrington Ran ger LOCATION: Mt.District, Baker Darrin- Snoqualmiegton , WashingtonNational Forest;(53) , SnohomishCongressional County District (061). 2, Darrington Ranger District, Darrington, Washington (53), Snohomish County (061). ADDRESS : USDA Forest Service ADDRESS: Mt.USDA BakerForest - SnoqualmieService National Forest 1022Mt. BakerFirst - AvenueSnoqualmie National Forest Seattle,1022 First W AAvenue 98104 Seattle, WA 98104 CLASSIFICATION/CATEGORY: Building CLASSIFICATION/CATEGORY: Building DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION:: Condition Condition x Good/fair x A1 tered x Original Site X Good/fair X Altered X Original Site Green Mountain Lookout is situated in the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area near the western bound ­ aryGreen and Mountain north ofLookout the Suiattle is situated River .in Perthe chedGlacier on t hePeak northern Wilderness end ofArea a rockynear theridgetop western bound­ ary and north of the Suiattle River. Perched on the northern end of a rocky ridgetop (elevation +5 , 957 feet) , the Lookout is accessed by a four mile long Forest Service trai l wh ich steeply(elevation transverses +5,957 feet), stands the of Lookoutdense firis andaccessed hemlock by , a vastfour alpinemile longmeadows Forest and Servicea subalpi trailne basinwhich steeply transverses stands of dense fir and hemlock, vast alpine meadows and a subalpine basin area. The Lookout commands a panoramic 360 degree view over the Suiattle River ValleValleyy toward Glacier Peak to the south and Mt. Baker and Mt. Shuksan to the north. Glacier Peak to the south and Mt. Baker and Mt. Shuksan to the north. This oneone-story,- story, single room, 14 x 14 feet cabin is woodwood-frame-frame construction built accoraccordingding to standard Forest Service Lookout Ho use plans from c. 1930. The floor framing system is sup­ portedstandard on Forestand anchored Service toLookout a pinnacle House ofplans rock fromoutcroppings c. 1930. andThe mortaredfloor framing rock . systemA guy ancis hsuporage­ ported on and anchored to a pinnacle of rock outcroppings and mortared rock. A guy anchorage system is also utilutilizedized to provide additional stabstabilityil ity against severe wind and snow loadsloads.. The standard cabin is surrounded by a reconstructed catwalk and the pyramidical roof is covered The standard cabin is surrounded by a reconstructed catwalk and the pyramidical roof is covered entirely by cedar shinglesshingles.. The roof and some walls were apparently reconstructed "in kind" due to severe storm damage cc.. 1950. Exterior walls are composed of ninenine-light- light inward hinged sash with dropped siding belowbelow.. TempoTemporaryrary plywood shutters which utilize ororiginaliginal hinge and steel rod support hardware are currently in useuse,, although deteriodeterioratedr ated original shutters remain on the site. The original panel doodoorr wwithith ninenine-lights- lights above remains in place. The greatest alteration to the ororiginali ginal lookout is the current catwalk and supports whwhichi ch were reconstructed (c.(c. 1984) as an emergency measure due to severe winter storm damage. AlthoughAlthoug h similar, the reconstruction was not based on original arcarchitecturalhitectural details. A "user group''group" is currently being organized with the intention of complete reconstruction of the shutters and catwalk according to original architectural detadetails.ils. Intact interinteriorior ffinishesinishes inclincludeude dropped siding at walls aandnd beaded board on ceiling and standard 1 x 4 fir flooringflooring.. The iinteriornterior also exhibits typical simply constructed furnfurnishingsi shi~gs whwhichich include standard firefirefinderfinder and stand, tabletable,, built-in cabinets and shelves, lightning stoostooll and a manufactured ccastast iron stove. NPS Fonii lO-MFa CM2) OMB Approval Ho. 1024-0018 UnUnitedited States DepDepartmenta rtment of tthehe InInteriorte rior National Park ServServiceice NNationalational RRegisteregister of HHistoricistoric PPlaceslaces InventoInventoryry-—NNominationomination FoFormrm ConContinuationtinuation shsheeteet IteItemm number 7 PaPagege 2 of 3 SIGNIFICANCE: Specific Oates : 1933 (roof reconstruction, c. 1950) Specific Dates: 1933 (roof reconstruction, c. 1950) Bu i lder/Architect: Constructed per standard Forest Service Plan L-4 1930 (revised 1932 ). Builder/Architect: BuilderConstructed not knownper standard. Roof reconstructionForest Service byPlan Rod L-4 O'Connor 1930 (revised and Dan 1932).Beighle . Builder not known. Roof reconstruction by Rod O'Connor and Dan Beighle. History Green Mountain was first used for fire lookout purposes in 1926. At that time , the lookout manGreen, HubertMountain Wi lson,was firstSuiattle used- Finneyfor fire District lookout Assistant, purposes lini ved1926. out ofAt athat tent time, in thethe meadowlookout below man,and wouldHubert hike Wilson, up with Suiattle-Finney only a compass District to spot Assistant,lightning strikes.lived out ofJohn a Etent. Schwartz in the meadowserved asbelow theand wouldlookout hike during up withthe fireonly seasona compass of 1928.to spot Helightning stated, "Therestrikes. were John no E.permanent Schwartz improvements served as atthe thelookout lookout during site the. Anfire emergency season groundof 1928. wire He telephonestated, "Thereline waswere strung no permanent on trees improvementsand bushes alongat the thelookout trail site.to the Ansummit. emergency My ligroundving quawirerters telephone was a smallline was8 x strung10 wall on tenttrees with and a bushesfly extendingalong the outtrail in tofront. the summit.I cooked My overliving a campfirequarters usingwas a ansmall old World8 x 10 Warwall I armytent mewithss akit. fly The campextending was situatedout in front.on the ridgeI cooked among over a smalla campfire group usingof subalpine an old Worldfirs Vlarnear I thearmy po messint wherekit. theThe trailcamp wasleaves situated the ridgeon the and ridge descends among toa thesmall basin group south of subalpineof the peak. firs Anear small the firefinderpoint where was the posittrail ioleavesned on thethe ridgerock atand thedescends summit. to Therethe basin was nosouth shelter of the here peak. and sinceA small I hadfirefinder no mate rialwas withpositioned which toon constructthe rock ateven the a summit.temporary There one wasit wasno necessaryshelter here to andspend since long I hourshad noeach material day withsitting which on ato rockconstruct in the evensun." a temporary one it was necessary to spend long hours each day sitting on a rock in the sun." Green Mountain Lookout was reportedly constructed in 1933 and appears to have been built Green Mountain Lookout was reportedly constructed in 1933 and appears to have been ouilt accordi ng to the 1932 rev i sed plan for standard L-4 Lookout Houses. The building exhibits according to the 1932 revised plan for standard L-4 Lookout Houses. The building exhibits transitional fenestration typicatypicall of the earlier gable roof style L-4 plan and may be the oldest remaining lookoutlookout on the Forest to have been coconstructednstructed with the revised hippedhipped-roof-roof configuration. Two other Lookouts were reported to have been constructed that year , one of whichconfiguration. is still standingTwo other, SourdoughLookouts Mountainwere reported Look out,to havealthough been nowconstructed under National that year, Park oneService of which is still standing. Sourdough Mountain Lookout, although now under National Park Service jurisdiction. No record remains regardingregarding who specifspecificallyically constructed Green Mountain, although a Civilian Conservation Corps camp was established at the Darrington Ranger SStationtation that year, and it seems likelylikely that CCCCCC enrolleesenrol lees may have been part of the construction crew. The Lookout was selected for use during World War II as a U.SU.S.. Army aircraft warning site to be staffed yearyear-round,-round, 2424-hours-a-day- hours -a-day .. This proved to be extremely difficult due to weather con ­ ditditionsions and the ssiteite was not used afterafter the first year. The bubuildingi lding was severely damaged by heavy snowfallsnowfall in 19491949-50- 50 and requiredrequired extensive reparepairir and reconstruction as a result. Rod O'Connor and Dan Beighle of Bellingham were contracted to carry out the work. Mr. O'Connor stated that many roof raraftersfters were twtwistedi sted andand broken and that it was necessary to reconstruct the roofroof.. O'Connor also stated tthathat the new roofroof was reconstructed to match the original hipped roofroof.. Portions of walls were also dismantled and reconstructed in kind. Windows, shuttershutterss and thethe door were repaired and reinstalled. Since its origoriginalinal cconstruction,onstruction, the Lookout has continued toto be used, although now on a volunteer basis,basis , for vvisitorisitor information ratherrather than fire detection and suppression purposespurposes.. OnOn-going-going exposure to seveseverere weather condconditions,itions , defedeferredr red general
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