Wofford Lookout Complex
Wofford Lookout ground view
Wofford Lookout Complex is located in New Mexico
Wofford Lookout Complex
Location in New Mexico
Nearest cityCloudcroft, New Mexico
Coordinates32°59′48″N 105°42′40″W / 32.99667°N 105.71111°W / 32.99667; -105.71111
Arealess than one acre
Built1933
Built byCivilian Conservation Corps[1]
Architectural styleAermotor MC-39 tower[1]
MPSNational Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region TR
NRHP reference No.87002484[2]
NMSRCP No.1446
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1988
Designated NMSRCPMarch 4, 1988

The Wofford Lookout Complex consists of an 80-foot-tall (24 m)[1] fire lookout tower and associated buildings in Lincoln National Forest in Otero County, New Mexico.

Wofford Lookout Complex was built in 1933 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 28, 1988, as part of a thematic group of United States Forest Service fire lookouts in the forest service's Southwestern Region.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register of Historic Places Index – Nomination Form: National Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region, USDA Forest Service", page 39. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. "Asset Detail: Wofford Lookout Complex". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  4. Capace, N (2001). Encyclopedia of New Mexico. 1st ed. Santa Barbara: Somerset.


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