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Mt. Fremont Fire Lookout 03/13/1991 6/B2 National Park Service Wastin Building,ding, I1^^920 Pacific Northwest Region 2001 SixthI ,Avenl^^P NO iimRoWentory Cultural Resources Division Seattle, Washington^8121 ! NAME(S) OF STRUCTURE 5 ORIGINAL USE 7 CLASSIFICATION (CARD 1 of 2) Mt. Preeraont Fire Lookout Fire Lookout 3 SITE ADDRESS (STREET & NO) 6 PRESENT USE 1934 Visitor Info, and Interpre- Sunrise Vicinity, S-053 tation_______ ■I COUNTY STATE 1:24 4 CITY/VICINITY QUAD .NAME. Sunrise Pierce Washington OTHER . 12 OWNER/ADMIN ADDRESS NPS/Mjunt Rainier National Park, Tahoma Woods-Star Route, Ashford, Washington 98304 n DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND HISTORY INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION DATE(S). PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS. MATERIALS. MAJOR ALTERATIONS. EXTANT EQUIPMENT. AND IMPORTANT BUILDERS, ARCHITECTS. ENGINEERS. ETC Timber frame; two-stories; square in plan; hip cedar-shingle roof with projecting eaves; 1x8 horizontal lap siding; 2nd floor, 2' x 10” wide wrap-around balcony supported by wood brackets; exterior wood stairs from ground to 2nd floor; fixed sashes on all four sides of 2nd floor; concrete foundation; wire rope guys anchored to con­ crete deadmen; first floor storage; concrete slab; tongue-and-groove walls; 2nd floor living quarters with fire finder in center, painted tongue-and-groove walls, wood floor. During the 1934 season, four new fire lookouts were constructed atop Crystal Peak, Tolrale Peak, (Gobbler's Knob, and Pbunt Freemont. Construction work was carried out by the National Park Service in conjmction with the Bnergency Cbnservation Vforks Association. The ECW was responsible for much of the trail blazing to the lookout sites along with transporting materials for construction. By 1935, a total of seven lookouts provided Pbunt Rainier National Park with fire detection service. The Mount Freemont lookout, located about two miles north of Yakima Park (Sunrise) at elevation 7181 feet, was built from the standard design plans developed in the early thirties. The "Standard Lookout House - Type No.l, For all Parks" was created by the NPS Western Division, Branch of Plans and Design with Edward A. Nickel (cour'D) (3fAIR □deteriorated □ruins 1< CONDITION □ excellent □ good 15 DANGER OF DEMOLITION^ □vES □no 23 unknown (SPECIFY THREAT) 16 SIGNIFICANCE Mt. Freemont Fire Lookout is one of four such remaining facilities at Mount Rainier National Park. They were all built to standard plans beti/een 1932-34. The plans for lookout houses were developed in the early thirties by the NPS Western Division, Branch of Plan's and Design. The ECW was involved in the construction of the Mt. Freemont lookout. The remaining lookouts have played a significant role in the protection of natural resources in the park and su^ounding national forest lands. Althou^ aerial fire detection has reduced the inportance of the lookouts they still function as a backcountry patrol base during extreme fire danger periods. Primarily they are used for in­ terpretation and visitor assistance. National Park Service Westin Building, R^^1920 mz Pacific Northwest Region 2001 Sixth Aveni^^P NO iHMROTWentoryNTORY Cultural Resources Division Seattle, Washington 98121 } NAMEISI OF STRUCTURE 5. ORIGINAL USE 7 CLASSIFICATION (CARD 2 of 2) M^unt Freemont Fire Lookout Fire Lookout 3. SITE ADDRESS (STREET & NO) 6 PRESENT USE Visitor Info, 1934 and Interpre­ 8 UTM20NE EASTING Sunrise Vicinity, S-053 tation 1-24 4 CITY/VICINITY QUAD _NAME_ Sunrise Pierce Washington OTHER . 12 OWNER/ADMIN ADDRESS NPS/Mount Rainier National Park. Tahotna WoodR-Srar Route. Ashford. Washington 98304 nr SCRIP nON and rack ground history including construction DATE{S). physical DIMENSIONS, MATERIALS. MAJOR ALTERATIONS, EXTANT EQUIPMENT, AND IMPORfANI HUILDER53, ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS. ETC (Associate Structural Engineer) supervising the design. Typically, the wood frame buildings measured 14' x 14' and contained two stories. The ground floor was used for storage and the one room, upper floor contained a fire finder, charts and supplies, a bed, and cooking facilities. Large fixed-glass windows were on all four sides and a cantilevered balcony, 2' x 10" wide, wrapped around the second floor. The lookouts were founded on con­ crete and wire rope guys connected to concrete deadmen anchored the structures to the ground. This was done to provide lateral stability during s'evere wind conditions that the exposed lookouts were often subjected to. Indeed, shortly after its conpletion, a windstorm destroyed the Tfcunt Freemont lookoutfe hip roof. The building was inmediately repaired. It was then occupied, primarily during times of extreme fire danger. Fire spotting by airplane eventually superseded the stationary lookouts. Four lookout houses remain in the park and all are generally used for visitor assistance and interpretation. □deteriorated 14 CONDITION □ excellent □ good □ fair □ ruins 15 DANGER OF DEMOLITION? □yes □no (SPECIFY THREAT) 16 SIGNIFICANCE MPS Fomi1»«l»« (M« OMS He. Koecoit United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Page Mt. Rainier National Park MPS Lewis and Pierce Counties, WASHINGTON Signature and Date Listed COVER 1. Ohanapecosh Com^ithrt Station No. 0-302 y- Gulc2_ ^ // =)/9/ 3//-^/9/ 2. Ohanapecosh Comfort Station No. 0-303 2x-//5./9/ 3. Three Lakes Patrol Cabin y 4. Camp Muir ' 5. C*L’nook Pass Entrance Arch / 3// 3y<?y ^ / A 6. Christine Falls Bridge Y inhjf (ui-a_ 3/j.A, ^^3/9/ 7. Edith Creek Chlorination House / 8. Gobbler's Knob Fire Lookout X V/3/9/ 9. Huckleberry Creek Patrol Cabin OAXhoUACffit / ^ V ^------ f ^ f 10. Indian Bar Trail Shelter 3-A/ djlhnfiJtPC*hr Jl (xJLSi- .11. Indian Henry's Patrol Cabin < 3 Z/3/9/ 12. Ipsut Creek Patrol CaMn V ^//3/9/ (jUtJiALSUf'Hk /l^-^ J3//3-/9/ 13. Lake George Patrol Cabin ^//3/f/ 14. Longmlre Campground Comfort Station No. L-302 15. Longmlre Campground Comfort Station No. L-30 3//3/^ 16. Longmlre Campground Comfort Station No. L-304 17. Longmlre Historic District / / ■ (lLuhc)P]).P^ (t «-ci ,?//.3 A/ 18. Mowich Lake Patrol Cabin -------\ in AJO. ui..e===- GbuJkniui'Hlx ^U-S-S- )( 19. Mt. Fremont Fire Lookout -------------- * t t i---------------- (juUUhcct'dtA ^ UsljC_ 20. Narada Falls Bridge ^/nW ^ ^ 21. Narada Falls Comfort Station UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY Mt. Fremont 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: 91000193 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 J;L_ACCEPT ___ RETURN REJECT / DATE ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: 4ttL J^AL '■/St&tUAJh-C. '\edn.C^^^ RECOM. /CRITERIAIITI / A REVIEWER DISCIPLINE thkhn>j DATE 3//^M / ' 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 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 645QQ7Q7.
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