PMMp 6/82 National Park Service Westin Building,ding, R^^1920 Pacific Northwest Region 2001 SixthI Aven^^P 1. S^^D. MIRO NO llffENTORY Cultural Resources Division Seattle, WashingtorT98121 2 NAME(S) OF STRUCTURE 5 ORIGINAL USE 7 CLASSIFICATION Tolme Peak Fire Lookout Fire Lookout 3 SITE ADDRESS (STREET & NO) 6, PRESENT USE 1933 Visitor inter. 8, I UTM ZONE EASTING Tolmle Peak C-251 (MX-1) Lookout STATE 1:24 4 CITY/VICINITY QUAD .NAME. Pbwich River Pierce Washington OTHER . 12 OWNER/ADMIN ADDRESS NPFr/Mbunt Rainier National Park. TaliOTiH WoodS"S<~ar Route. Ashford. Washington 13 DFSCmPIION AND BACKGROUND HISTORY INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION DATE|S). PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS. MATERIALS. MAJOR ALTERATIONS. EXTANT EOUIPMENT, AND IMPORTANT BUILDERS. ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS, ETC. Wood frame, two-story, two-room, square plan structure; hip cedar shake roof whth overhang, rafters, and projecting ridge beams at the comers; 1x8 horizontal lap siding; 2nd floor 2-8” balcony on all sides with 2x4 decking sup­ ported by brackets; exterior stairs from ground floor to balcony; fixed windows predominant on all four sides; poixred concrete foundation; heavy support cables connected to deadmen; first story is storage, wood floor, tongue-and-groove walls; second floor living quarters and fire finder, suspended ce'iling, painted tongue-and-groove walls; varnished 1x2 oak floors. ' Constructed from plans drawn by the NPS Branch of Plans and Desigi under the supervision of Acting Chief Architect Edwin A. Nickel, this lookout was one of the four fire lookouts of similar design constructed in the park between 1932 and 1934 (MORA DRG. NO.95). No sooner were Mbunt Freemont and Tolmie Peak lookouts coirpleted wiien a wind storm tore their roofs off. The lookout measures 14' x 14', with a floor size of 200 square feet for each story. The balcony decking needs to be replaced, and the wooden railing is very low. The entire lookout needs to be painted. The lookout is presently manned on weekends during the summer season for visitor assistance and interpretation. Sfair □deteriorated □ruins 14 CONDITION □ excellent □ good 15 danger of demolition? □ yes □no ^unknown (SPECIFY THREAT) IE SIGNIFICANCE Tolmie Peak is one of the four remaining fire lookouts at Pbunt Rainier. They are all of similar design, and con­ structed between 1932 and 1934. These lookouts have played a significant role in the protection of natural resources in the park and in the surrounding national forest lands. Although aerial fire detection has somevhat reduced the importance of lookouts in recent years, they still play a significant role in visitor interpretation and assistance, as a backcountry patrol base, and during extreme fire danger periods. nA Fonn (MQ aum Afpiaiti No. iot4«>ii United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page Mt. Rainier National Park MPS WASHINGTON Signature and Date Listed ^ / / /Ij t 23. North Mowich Trail Shelter S//3^/9/ / “ 24. Paradise Historic District J-Zs-/?/ ' i 25. Shriner Peak Fire Lookout (i Uhoj 110 Y . / Qii (xj^ { X ‘ / ^ 26. South Puyallup River Bridge X /o. 27. St. Andrews Creek Bridge / . z//sA/ J//3/9 / 28. St. Andrews Patrol Cabin r ' 29. Summerland Trail Shelter Cljuhccn(-’(^i ^ (/JU-. ^^//S/9/ 30. Sunrise Comfort Station X J-// ^/?/ 31. Sunrise Historic District / _ . / /A. 32. Sunset Park Patrol Cabin A/3A/ / 53. Sunset Park Trail Shelter A // ? /^ y 34. Tahoma Vista Comfort Station '/ 35. Tipsoo Lake Comfort Station ^^tsjJdCjiixPCOt 4 __ S//3/9/ 36. t (imh^jLjurtfkr Jl 3^/yS/9/ ' . ! 37. White River Bridge y (xQji- ^/S/9. 38. White River Entrance A 43/9 ! CiuhiStfP^k 4 (u^ 39. White River Patrol Cabin 1 /9y diikmUXOP] OUssL 40. White River Mess Hall and Dormitory UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY Tolmie Peak Fire Lookout NAME: MULTIPLE Mt. Rainier National Park MPS NAME: STATE & COUNTY: WASHINGTON, Pierce DATE RECEIVED: 1/29/91 DATE OF PENDING LIST: 2/12/91 DATE OF 16TH DAY: 2/28/91 DATE OF 45TH DAY: 3/15/91 DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: REFERENCE NUMBER: 91000195 NOMINATOR: FEDERAL REASONS FOR REVIEW: APPEAL: I DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE: N LESS THAN 50 YEARS N OTHER: N PDIL: N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: N REQUEST: N SAMPLE: Y SLR DRAFT: N NATIONAL: N COMMENT WAIVER: N v/ .ACCEPT RETURN .REJECT .DATE ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: ^ ^ /Ucuuit /2alauu RECOM. /CRI-^RIA f A REVi EWER Ihifojn om- f IxJU— DISCIPLINE__ DATE DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N CLASSIFICATION count resource type STATE/FEDERAL AGENCY CERTIFICATION FUNCTION historic current DESCRIPTION .architectural classification. .materials .descriptive text SIGNIFICANCE Period Areas of Significance—Check and justify below Specific dates Builder/Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) ___ summary paragraph ___ completeness ___ clarity ___ applicable criteria ___ justification of areas checked ___ relating significance to the resource ___ context ___ relationship of integrity to significance ___ justification of exception ___ other BIBLIOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHICAL DATA .acreage .verbal boundary description .UTMs .boundary justification ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION/PRESENTATION ___ sketch maps ___ USGS maps ___ photographs ___ presentation OTHER COMMENTS Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Phone Signed Date Missing Core Documentation Property Name Multiple Property Name Reference Number County, State Tolmie Peak Fire Mt. Rainier National Park MPS 91000195 Lookout Pierce, WA The following Core Documentation is missing from this entry: Nomination Form X Photographs __USGSMap Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 645QQ7Q7.