Warren County Fire Tower

Warren County Fire Tower
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	4.5 miles S of Warrenton on NC 58 S, near Liberia, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°21′39″N78°4′52″W / 36.36083°N 78.08111°W / 36.36083; -78.08111
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1932 (1932)
Built by	Aermotor Windmill Company
Architectural style	Lookout tower
NRHP reference No.	00000164 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 3, 2000

Warren County Fire Tower is a historic fire tower located near Liberia, Warren County, North Carolina. It was built in 1932, by the Aermotor Company of Chicago, Illinois.

Background

The Aermotor tower is a four sided truss steel frame with bolted connections that stands 100 feet tall. It is the only fire tower in Warren County and was operated until 1993. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Nancy Van Dolsen (August 1999). "Warren County Fire Tower" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved June 1, 2015.