Monjeau Lookout

Monjeau Lookout
Photo by USDA Forest Service - 1950.
Location: Lincoln National Forest
Nearest city: Ruidoso, New Mexico
Area: 0.9 acres (0.36 ha)
Built: Completed 1940
Architect: Civilian Conservation Corps
Architectural style: Rustic style
Governing body: Forest service
MPS: National Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region TR
NRHP Reference#: 87002483[1][2][3]
Added to NRHP: January 27, 1988[1]

Monjeau Lookout was completed in 1940 by the Civilian Conservation Corps to serve as a fire lookout tower within Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico, United States, and remains in active use as a destination for forest visitors. The structure is a 14’ x 14’ native stone tower which contains living quarters, and is topped with a 7’x7’ metal-frame cab.[4]

The structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places,[2][3] as well as the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Places.[5]

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References

  1. ^ a b "New Mexico - Lincoln County". nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/nm/lincoln/state.html. Retrieved 2010-04-06. 
  2. ^ a b "Monjeau Lookout". NPS Digital Library. National Register of Historic Places. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natregadvancedsearch.do?searchType=natregadvanced&selectedCollections=NPS%20Digital%20Library&resourceName=Monjeau&natregadvancedsearch=Search. Retrieved 2010-04-06. 
  3. ^ a b "Monjeau Lookout". NRHP Query. elkman.net. http://www2.elkman.net/nrhp/infobox.php?refnum=87002483. Retrieved 2010-07-16. 
  4. ^ "Monjeau Lookout". nhlr.org. http://www.nhlr.org/Lookouts/each_lookout.aspx?which_lookout=190. Retrieved 2010-04-06. 
  5. ^ "New Deal Properties Listed in the State Register of Cultural Properties" (pdf). http://www.nmhistoricpreservation.org/documents/NewDealResources.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-06.