The Swiftcurrent Fire Lookout in Glacier National Park is significant as one of a chain of staffed fire lookout posts within the park. The low two-story timber-construction structure with a gabled roof was built in 1936. Its detailing is reminiscent of the Swiss Chalet style of the nearby Many Glacier Hotel. The design is modified from standard

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plans. The Swiftcurrent lookout was listed on the

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in 1986, and it is also listed on the

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Towers completed in 1936 Rustic architecture in Montana Fire lookout towers on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana National Register of Historic Places in Glacier County, Montana 1936 establishments in Montana National Register of Historic Places in Glacier National Park Swiss Chalet Revival architecture {{Montana-NRHP-stub