- City:
- Gila National Forest, NM
- Site Type:
- Forestry and Agriculture, Fire Lookouts
- New Deal Agencies:
- Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs
- Started:
- 1934
- Completed:
- 1934
Description
“Early in the 1930s there was a CCC camp in [the] area and they built the El Caso firetower …”
NRHP nomination form: “This Aermotor MC-24 lookout tower is located on the Quemado Ranger District and was built in 1934. The tower is 30 ft high and has a 12-ft by 12-ft wooden cab. The associated cabin and privy were also built in 1934. This lookout tower is unchanged from its initial construction. It represents one of the best examples of an Aermotor MC-24 tower and cab in the Southwestern Region. Because the lookout tower, cabin and privy retain excellent integrity of original design, construction, workmanship, materials, location, setting and association and are over 50 years of age, both are recommended for National Register eligibility.”
Source notes
Public Art and Architecture in New Mexico 1933-1943: A Guide to the New Deal Legacy, compiled by Kathryn A. Flynn (pg. 106)
National Register of Historic Places nomination form:
"National Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region. USDA Forest Service"
https://npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/64000046.pdf
(accessed Feb. 2018)
National Historic Lookout Register:
https://www.nhlr.org/lookouts/us/nm/el-caso-lookout/
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 19, 2018.
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