Monjeau Lookout
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Monjeau Lookout
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Photo by USDA Forest Service - 1950.
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| Location | Lincoln National Forest |
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| Nearest city | Ruidoso, New Mexico |
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| Area | 0.9 acres (0.36 ha) |
| Built | Completed 1940 |
| Architect | Civilian Conservation Corps |
| Architectural style | Rustic style |
| 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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Categories:
- Government buildings completed in 1940
- Towers completed in 1940
- Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico
- Buildings and structures in Lincoln County, New Mexico
- Civilian Conservation Corps in New Mexico
- Fire lookout towers in New Mexico
- New Mexico building and structure stubs
- New Mexico Registered Historic Place stubs
