Swiftcurrent Fire Lookout

Swiftcurrent Fire Lookout
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Nearest city:	West Glacier, Montana
Built:	1936
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style:	No Style Listed
Governing body:	National Park Service
MPS:	Glacier National Park MRA
NRHP Reference#:	86003694
Added to NRHP:	December 16, 1986^[1]

The Swiftcurrent Fire Lookout in Glacier National Park is significant as one of a chain of manned fire lookout posts within the park. The low two-story timber-construction structure with a gabled roof was built in 1936. Its detailing is reminiscent of the Swiss Chalet style of the nearby Many Glacier Hotel.^[2] The design is modified from standard U.S. Forest Service plans.^[3] The Swiftcurrent lookout was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986,^[1] and it is also listed on the National Historic Lookout Register.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
^ "Swiftcurrent Fire Lookout". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. 2008-11-14. http://www.hscl.cr.nps.gov/insidenps/report.asp?STATE=MT&PARK=GLAC&STRUCTURE=&SORT=&RECORDNO=168.
^ Historical Research Associates (June 1984). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Swiftcurrent Fire LookoutPDF (130 KB). National Park Service.
^ Janiskee, Bob (October 9, 2009). "When Visiting the National Parks, Look for Historic Lookouts". npt1: National Parks Traveler. http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2009/10/when-visiting-national-parks-look-historic-lookouts4713. Retrieved 2009-10-09.

Glacier National Park

Going-to-the-Sun Road	Big Drift · Bird Woman Falls · Garden Wall · Going to the Sun Mountain · Heavens Peak · Highline Trail · Jackson Glacier · Lake McDonald · Lake McDonald Lodge · Logan Pass · Rising Sun · Saint Mary Lake · Trail of the Cedars · Weeping Wall

Many Glacier	Granite Park Chalet · Grinnell Glacier · Iceberg Cirque · Lake Sherburne · Many Glacier Hotel · Swiftcurrent Lake

Two Medicine	Two Medicine Store

Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park	Waterton Lakes National Park

National Register of Historic Places in Glacier National Park

National Historic Landmarks	Going-to-the-Sun Road

National Historic Landmark District	Great Northern Railway Buildings Lake McDonald Lodge Historic District

Other historic districts	Belly River Ranger Station Historic District Cut Bank Ranger Station Historic District East Glacier Ranger Station Historic District Glacier National Park Tourist Trails--Inside Trail, South Circle, North Circle Headquarters Historic District Howes' Lake McDonald Cottage Sites Historic District Kelly's Camp Historic District Kintla Lake Ranger Station Kishenehn Ranger Station Historic District Logging Creek Ranger Station Historic District Many Glacier Hotel Historic District Nyack Ranger Station Historic District Polebridge Ranger Station Historic District Rising Sun Auto Camp St. Mary Utility Area Historic District Sherburne Ranger Station Historic District Stillwater Ranger Station Historic District Swiftcurrent Ranger Station Historic District Upper Lake McDonald Ranger Station Historic District Walton Ranger Station Historic District

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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Glacier National Park

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