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.

[2] The design is modified from standard U.S. Forest Service plans.

[3] The Swiftcurrent lookout was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986,[1] and it is also listed on the National Historic Lookout Register.

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