The Dodger Point Fire Lookout was built in 1933 in

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as a fire observation station. The single-story frame structure is located on the peak of Dodger Point above the timber line at an elevation of . Measuring by , it is clad in wood clapboards and has a simple pitched roof covered with wood shakes. Large windows on all four sides are covered by awning-style wood shutters. It was built by the

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in what was at the time

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, possibly with assistance from the

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. During

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, the lookout was used as an

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station. Dodger Point and Pyramid Peak Lookout are the only such stations remaining in Olympic National Park out of thirteen constructed. The Dodger Point Lookout was placed on the

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on July 13, 2007.

References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Washington Government buildings completed in 1933 Towers completed in 1933 National Register of Historic Places in Olympic National Park Buildings and structures in Jefferson County, Washington Fire lookout towers on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state) Civilian Conservation Corps in Washington (state) Aircraft Warning Service Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state) National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Washington 1933 establishments in Washington (state)