Hoodoo Ridge Lookout
Hoodoo Ridge Lookout | |
 The historic Hoodoo Ridge Lookout station | |
  Location of the Hoodoo Ridge Lookout in Oregon  Hoodoo Ridge Lookout (the United States) | |
| Location | Umatilla National Forest, Walla Walla Ranger District, Oregon |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | Troy, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 45°56′52″N 117°36′40″W / 45.947647°N 117.611016°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1925 |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000273[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 26, 2015 |
The Hoodoo Ridge Lookout is a historic fire lookout in the Umatilla National Forest (Walla Walla Ranger District) near Troy, Oregon, in the United States.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district on May 26, 2015.[1]
Built starting in 1925 and operating until the 1970s, the site served as a United States Forest Service fire lookout. The district includes three contributing buildings and two contributing structures. The site contains a 1925 crows nest, a 1933 lookout tower, a 1933 cabin and garage, and an outhouse that may have been contemporaneous.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 5/26/15 through 5/29/15". National Park Service. June 5, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ^ "Site Information: Hoodoo Ridge Lookout". Oregon Historic Sites Database. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ Rechel D. Kline (June 27, 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hoodoo Ridge Lookout" (PDF). Oregon State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
Categories:
- 1925 establishments in Oregon
- Buildings and structures completed in 1925
- Fire lookout towers in Oregon
- Fire lookout towers on the National Register of Historic Places
- National Register of Historic Places in Wallowa County, Oregon
- Umatilla National Forest
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon