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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1932/00/00 US Forest Service Architecture Group Architect Desolation Peak Lookout built
1956/00/00 Jack Kerouac Work During the summer of 1956, Jack Kerouac works as a US Forest Service fire lookout on Desolation Peak for 63 days. He wrote about the experience in the "The Dharma Bums", "Desolation Angels' and "Lonesome Traveler".

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Particulars for Desolation Peak Lookout:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Area of Significance Conservation
Criteria Exemplar
Owner Federal
Historic Use Outdoor recreation



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 10th February 1989

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Desolation Peak Lookout
Registry Address: On Desolation Peak E of Ross Lake, 6 mi. S of Canadian border
Registry Number: 88003451
Resource Type: Building
Theme Group: North Cascades National Park Service Complex MRA
Owner: Federal
Architect: US Forest Service
Architectural Style: No style listed
Contributing Buildings: 1
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Conservation, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Significant Year: 1932
Historic Function: Recreation and Culture
Historic Sub-Function: Outdoor recreation
Current Function: Vacant, not in use
Current Sub-Function:

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