Dickinson Hill Fire Tower

	Dickinson Hill Fire Tower
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Fire Tower Rd.; Grafton, New York
Coordinates	42°47′37″N 73°24′49″W / 42.79361°N 73.41361°W
Area	12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built	1924
Architect	Aermotor Corp.
MPS	Fire Observation Stations of New York State Forest Preserve MPS
NRHP reference No.	11000253
Added to NRHP	May 6, 2011

Dickinson Hill Fire Tower is a historic fire observation station located at Grafton, Rensselaer County, New York. The 60-foot-tall (18 m), steel frame lookout tower is a prefabricated structure built by the Aermotor Corporation in 1924. Also on the property are the contributing concrete water tank and foundation of the observer's cabin. It has not been staffed since 1972, and is the last remaining fire tower in Rensselaer County.^[2]^: 3, 5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/09/11 through 5/13/11. National Park Service. May 20, 2011.
^ Kathleen LaFrank (March 2011). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Dickinson Hill Fire Tower. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 22, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

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[nps-1] "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/09/11 through 5/13/11. National Park Service. May 20, 2011.

[NysNrhpNom-2] Kathleen LaFrank (March 2011). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Dickinson Hill Fire Tower. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 22, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

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