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A list of every Fire Control Tower the author knows of in New England. This list does not include towers/stations built in during the Endicott Period 1890-1910 (Yet)


=== MAINE: ===
This list is of all the WWII (or used during WWII) Fire Control Stations (FCS) in New England. Included here are Base-End Stations, Spotting Stations, and Group Observation Stations (Mines, Gun Groups, Groupement's). I have not decided to include Battery Commanders Stations or Command Posts unless it is a combined station. Please [[Contact Us|contact me]] with any questions or corrections.
Fort Baldwin Fire Control Tower--Open Occasionally--[[Fort Baldwin]]
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| align="center" | [[Fort Baldwin|Fort Baldwin ME]]
| align="center" |[[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper
|Square Tower - Five Stories
| align="center" |1943
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* Anti-Aircraft OP 10
* Most Northern FC Station in New England
|Fort Baldwin State Historic Site - Open occasionally
|-
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|[[Small Point MR|Small Point ME]]
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* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper


Small Point/Bald Head Fire Control Tower--Private Property--[[Small Point MR]]
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Cravens]]-Lower
|Square Tower - Six Stories
|1943
|
* Anti-Aircraft OP 9
* Fire Control Switchboard
* A temporary station was built here for the 155mm battery at Fort Baldwin
|Private Property
|-
|
|[[Bailey Island MR|Bailey Island ME]]
|<u>Site 1C:</u>
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Craven]]<nowiki/>s-Lower
<u>Site 1B:</u>
* [[Fort Levett|Battery Foote]]-Upper
* [[Jewell Island MR|Battery 202]]-Lower
|<u>Site 1C:</u> Square Tower - Eight Stories
<u>Site 1B:</u> Square Tower - Six Stories
|1943
|
* Site 1C housed a radar for Battery Steele and Anti-Aircraft OP 8
|Private Property
|-
|
|[[Jewell Island MR|Jewell Island ME]]
|<u>Site 1D:</u>
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Cravens]]-Middle
* [[Jewell Island MR|Battery 202]]-Lower


Baileys Island Fire Control Towers (Two)--Private Property--[[Bailey Island MR]]
<u>Site 1B:</u>


Jewell Island Fire Control Towers (Two)--Open to the public--[[Jewell Island MR]]
* [[Fort Levett|Battery Foote]]-Upper
* [[Cape Elizabeth MR|Battery 201]]-Middle
* Gun-Group 7 Command-Lower
|<u>Site 1D:</u> Square Tower - Eight Stories
<u>Site 1B:</u>  Disguised as castle tower - Four Stories
|Site-1D: 1943
Site: 1B: 1934
|
* Site 1B was one of two Fire Control Stations built for Battery Foote pre-WWII. It also served Battery Bowdin at Fort Levett and Battery Ingalls when first built.
* Site 1B Anti-Aircraft OP 7
|Public Park
|-
|
|[[Long Island MR|Long Island ME]]
|
* Secondary Mine II OP-upper
* [[Fort McKinley|Battery Carpenter]]-Middle
* Gun-Group 6 Command-Lower
|Circular Tower disguised as a standpipe - Seven Stories
|1943
|
* Radar located on the roof for Battery Carpenter and backup for Battery Ferguson.
* Operations and generator building converted to homes.
* Anti-Aircraft OP 6
|Private Property
|-
|
|[[Peaks Island MR|Peaks Island ME]]
|<u>Site 1G:</u>
* Mines II CP


Long Island Fire Control Tower--Private Property--[[Long Island MR]]
<u>Site 1H:</u>


Peaks Island Fire Control Towers (Four)--Two Mine OP's (Private)& Two FCT's (Public, but sealed)--[[Peaks Island MR]]
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper


Fort Levett Fire Control Towers (Four)--Mine OP--Gun Group OP--Two FCT's--Private Property--[[Fort Levett]]
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Cravens BC]]-Middle
* Gun-Group 2 Command-Lower


Trundy Point/Blue Hill Towers (Two)--One open to the public--[[Trundy Point MR]]
<u>Site 1I:</u>


Cape Elizabeth (Two)--One sealed & One on private property into an old lighthouse--[[Cape Elizabeth MR]]
* Primary Mines II OP-Upper
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Cravens]]-Middle
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele BC]]-Lower


Prouts Neck Tower--Razed 2004--Private Property--[[Prouts Neck MR]]
<u>Site 1J:</u>


Biddeford Pool Tower--Razed 195?--On a Golf Course--[[Biddeford Pool MR]]
* Groupement 1 Command Post


Cape Porpoise Tower--Razed 1949 by USACE--Private Property--[[Cape Porpoise MR]]
<u>Site 2A:</u>


Great Hill/Gelaspus Point--Razed 1949--Private Property--[[Gelaspus Point MR]]
* Secondary Mines II OP
|<u>Site 1G:</u>
* Cottage Side-by-Side - Three Stories


Moody Point Station--Partially Razed 1965--Garnsey Brothers Real Estate--[[Moody Point MR]]
<u>Site 1H</u>


Bald Head Station--Razed 1964--Bald Head Cliff Hotel--[[Bald Head Cliff MR]]
* Square Tower - Six Stories


York Cliffs Station--Altered 2001--Private Property--[[Cape Neddick MR]]
<u>Site 1I:</u>


Seal Head Station--Razed 1979--Private Property--[[Seal Head Point MR]]
* Square Tower - Six Stories


Sisters Point Tower--Razed 2004--Private Property--[[Sisters Point MR]]
<u>Site 1J:</u>


Sewards Point Station (Battery Bohlen)--Private Property--[[Fort Foster B" Station]]
* Stucco Side-by-Side (1909) - One Story


Fort Foster Towers (Two)--Double Mine OP & Battery Commanders Tower--Sealed--[[Fort Foster]]
<u>Site 2A:</u>


Appledore Island Tower--Closed to public--[[Appledore Island MR]]
* Square Tower - One Story
|1942-43
|1909 stucco station used for mortar batteries and heavily renovated over time.
Anti-Aircraft Observation Post.
Fire Control Switchboard
Groupement Command Post was situated inside the stucco station from 1909 but supposedly in 1943 a concrete square tower was built?
|All Stations private property or sealed
|-
|[[File:Levett (79) 48.jpg|thumb|99x99px|Site 1B]][[File:Levett (79) 15.jpg|thumb|99x99px|Site 1E]][[File:Fort Levett22.jpg|thumb|151x151px|Site 1H]][[File:Fort Levett17.jpg|thumb|102x102px|Site 1J]]
|[[Fort Levett|Cushings Island ME]]
|<u>Site 1B:</u>
* Secondary Mines I OP-Upper & Lower


=== NEW HAMPSHIRE ===
<u>Site 1E:</u>
Fort Constitution Tower--Mine OP--Fenced Off--[[Fort Constitution]]


Wentworth Stations (Two)--Hotel Copula & Concrete Station (Razed 1998)--Private Property--[[Fort Stark B" Station]]
* [[Fort Levett|Battery Foote]]-Upper


Fort Dearborn Station--Gun Group 1 Station--Built into 103 BC Station--Open to public--[[Fort Dearborn]]
* [[Cape Elizabeth MR|Battery 201]]-Middle
* [[Fort Levett|Battery Ferguson]]-Lower


Pulpit Rock Tower--Open occasionally--[[Pulpit Rock Camp]]
<u>Site 1H:</u>


Rye Ledge Station--Razed 2007-Private Property--[[Rye Ledge MR]]
* [[Jewell Island MR|Battery 202]]-Upper
* [[Fort McKinley|Battery Carpenter]]-Middle
* Gun-Group 5 Command-Lower


Great Boars Head/Hampton Beach Tower--Private Property--[[Great Boars Head MR]]
<u>Site 1J:</u>


=== MASSACHUSETTS ===
* Gun-Group 1 Command-Upper
Plum Island Station--Razed 1950s--Closed to public--[[Plum Island MR]]
|<u>Site 1B:</u>
* Square Tower - Two Stories


Salisbury Beach Station--Collapsed 1958--Public beach--[[Salisbury Beach MR]]
<u>Site 1E:</u>


Crane Estate/Castle Hill Station--Razed 1948--Open to public--[[Castle Hill MR]]
* Square Tower - Eight Stories


Halibut Point Tower--Altered 1996 & 2018--Open on weekends--[[Halibut Point MR]]
<u>Site 1H:</u>


Emerson Point Tower--Private Property--[[Emerson Point MR]]
* Square Tower - Eight Stories


Eastern Point Station--Altered?--Private Property--[[Eastern Point MR]]
<u>Site 1J:</u>


Coolidge Point Tower--Altered 1974--Private Property--[[Coolidge Point MR]]
* Rectangular base w/ square tower** - Two Stories
|1942-44
|<u>Site 1B:</u>
* Built on Battery Daniels 1920 CRF Station.


Smith/Gales Point Station--Altered 1976--Private Property--[[Gales Point MR]]
<u>Site 1E:</u>


Marblehead Neck Towers (Three)--One 5 story razed 1950s, One Cottage slightly altered & One 5 Story--All Private Property--[[Marblehead Neck MR]]
* Many original windows remaining.


Nahant Towers (Five)--Two 8 story, Two 6 story & One cottage razed 1950s--All Private Property--[[Fort Ruckman]], [[East Point MR]]
<u>Site 1H:</u>


Deer Island Stations (Amount Undetermined)--All Stations razed 1988-92--No access--[[Fort Dawes]]
* Anti-Aircraft OP 5 hanging off the back of the tower.


Lovells Island Stations (Two)--Mine OP & FCS--Open to public--[[Fort Standish]]
<u>Site 1J:</u>


Outer Brewster Island Station--Atop Battery Jewell--Open to public--[[Outer Brewster Island MR]]
* <nowiki>**</nowiki>Base of the station houses the G-1 Command Post which is larger than the station sitting atop it.
* DPF bolts drilled off.
|Cushings Island is private
|-
|[[File:Trundy Point MR 34.jpg|thumb|164x164px|Site 1A]][[File:Trundy Point MR 01.jpg|thumb|164x164px|Site 1B]]
|[[Trundy Point MR|Trundy Point ME]]
|<u>Site 1A</u>
* [[Fort Levett|Battery Foote]]
<u>Site 1B</u>
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Cravens]]-Upper


Georges Island (Two)--Mine OP--Repurposed Endicott tower for Gun Group 5--Open to public--[[Fort Warren]]
* [[Fort Levett|Battery Ferguson]]-Lower
|<u>Site 1A</u>
* Steel Tower with concrete cab
<u>Site 1B</u>
* Square Tower - Eight Stories
|<u>Site 1A</u>
* 1922
<u>Site 1B</u>
* 1943
|<u>Site 1A</u>
* Only remaining steel tower North of New Jersey
* Disguised as Fire Tower seen on mountains
* One of two originally for Battery Foote
* Steps to top partially removed for safety
<u>Site 1B</u>
* Sixth floor ladder removed
|Both towers open to public
|-
|[[File:Cape Elizabeth MR 15.jpg|thumb|165x165px|Site 1B]][[File:Cape Elizabeth MR (2) 30.jpg|thumb|166x166px|Site 2A]]
|[[Cape Elizabeth MR|Cape Elizabeth ME]]
|<u>Site 1B</u>
* [[Cape Elizabeth MR|Battery 201]]-Upper
* Unused-Middle
* [[Cape Elizabeth MR|Battery 201]] BC-Lower


Point Allerton Stations (Three WWII)--One 7 story FCT--One 4 story FCS (Razed 1978)--One 1 story FCS (Razed 1978)--All Private Property--[[Point Allerton MR]]
<u>Site 2A</u>


Strawberry Hill Station--Buried in front of a modified 1920s station--Private Property--[[Strawberry Hill MR]]
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery 203]]-Upper
* [[Jewell Island MR|Battery 202]]-Lower
|<u>Site 1B</u>
Cylindrical Tower to simulate silo - Six Stories


Minot Stations (Four)--One 8 story FCT--One 5 story steel FCT (Dismantled 194?)--Two 2 story stations altered for residence--Private Property--[[Strawberry Point MR]]
<u>Site 2A</u>


Fourth Cliff Stations (Three)--One 5 story FCT--One 3 story FCS--One 1 story station--Private Property--[[Fourth Cliff MR]]
Built atop old lighthouse to simulate water tower - Two Stories
|<u>Site 1B</u>
1943


Gurnet Point Station--Razed 1998--Open to public--[[Gurnet Point MR]]
<u>Site 2A</u>


Elizabeths Islands Stations (Ten)--Five on Cuttyhunk Is., Three on Naushon Is. & Two on Martha's Vineyard (One in surf and one buried)--All open to public--[[Elizabeth Islands MR]]
1874-1942
|<u>Site 1B</u>
* Nearly identical to the station at [[Emerson Point MR]]
* Wooden ladders rotted
<u>Site 2A</u>
* Built atop the Cape Elizabeth West Light
* SCR 296 for Battery 201 on roof
* Earlier 1925 station for Battery Kearny-Chase
* Anti-Aircraft OP 4
|Both closed to the public at this time.
|-
|[[File:Loc. 157 Prouts Neck Roger.tif|none|thumb|224x224px|Site 1A 1990s]]
|[[Prouts Neck MR|Prouts Neck ME]]
|
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-7th
* [[Fort Levett|Battery Foote]]-6th
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Cravens]]-5th
* [[Cape Elizabeth MR|Battery 201]]-4th
|Square Tower w/ chamfered corners- Seven Stories
|1943
|
* Four observation levels
* 6th floor balcony
* Anti-Aircraft OP 3
|Razed 2004-Private Property
|-
|[[File:Fletchers Neck FCT.jpg|none|thumb|180x180px|Site 1A 1940s]]
|[[Fletchers Neck MR|Biddeford Pool ME]]
|
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper
* [[Fort Levett|Battery Foote]]-Middle
* [[Cape Elizabeth MR|Battery 201]]-Lower
|Square Tower - Six Stories w/ Two Story cottage surrounding.
|1943
|
* Disguised as church or school
* Location of the station is still evident by depression in the ground
* Anti-Aircraft OP 2
|Razed 195?-Private Property
|-
|[[File:1942CapePorpoise.jpg|none|thumb|207x207px|Site 1A 1945]]
|[[Cape Porpoise MR|Cape Porpoise ME]]
|
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper
* Spare-Lower
|Cylindrical Tower - Eight Stories
|1942
|
* Disguised as windmill?
* Anti-Aircraft OP 1 HD Portland
|Razed 1949-Private Property
|-
|[[File:Great Hill FCT Final.jpg|none|thumb|163x163px|Site 1A 1946]]
|[[Gelaspus Point MR|Gelaspus Point ME]]
|
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Upper
* Spare-Lower
|Square Tower with chamfered top level - Five Stories w/ 1 1/2 Story wooden cottage
|1943
|
* Disguised as belltower or church?
* Anti-Aircraft OP 13
|Razed 1949-Private Property
|-
|[[File:Moody Beach MR 10.jpg|none|thumb|181x181px|Site 1A]]
|[[Moody Point MR|Moody Point ME]]
|
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Upper
|Square Tower - Three Stories w/ 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage.
|1943
|
* Disguised as cottage
* Anti-Aircraft OP 12
|Private Property
|-
|[[File:Bald Head Cliff MR.jpeg|none|thumb|184x184px|Site 1A 1963]]
|[[Bald Head Cliff MR|Bald Head Cliff ME]]
|
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Upper
|Square Tower - Three Stories w/ 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage.
|1943
|
* Disguised as cottage
* Building disguised as garage had a well and tank
* Anti-Aircraft OP 11
|Razed 1964-Overbuilt
|-
|[[File:Cape Neddick Station 2022.jpg|none|thumb|199x199px|Site 1A]]
|[[Cape Neddick MR|Cape Neddick ME]]
|
* [[Fort Foster|Battery 205]]-Upper
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Lower
|Square Tower - Two Stories w/ One Story wooden cottage
|1943
|
* Disguised as cottage
* Building disguised as garage had FC switchboard
* Anti-Aircraft OP 10
|Heavily altered 2001-Private Property
|-
|[[File:Seal Head Point Station 1970s RD.jpg|none|thumb|198x198px|Site 1A 1970s]]
|[[Seal Head MR|Seal Head Point ME]]
|
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery 204]]-Upper
* [[Fort Foster|Battery 205]]-Middle
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Lower
|Square Tower - Three Stories w/ a 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage
|1943
|
* Disguised as large seaside home
* Anti-Aircraft OP 9
|Razed 1979-Private Property
|-
|
|[[Sisters Point MR|Sisters Point ME]]
|
* [[Fort Foster|Battery 205]] 1942 HD OPS 3 1944-Upper
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery 204]]-Middle
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Lower
|Square Tower - Five Stories
|1943
|
* Anti-Aircraft OP 8 in a rear balcony
* SCR 296 for [[Fort Foster|Battery 205]] nearby on steel girder tower
|Razed 2004-Private Property
|-
|[[File:Fort Foster .5.jpg|none|thumb|193x193px|Site 2B]]
|[[Fort Foster|Kittery ME]]
|
* Secondary Mines I OP-West
* Mine Group I OP-East
|Rectangular Tower - Three Stories
|1942
|
* MG1 Command Post on second floor
|Fort Foster Park - Converted to restrooms 1970s
|-
|[[File:Appledore Island MR 04.jpg|none|thumb|193x193px|Site 1A]]
|[[Appledore Island MR|Appledore Island ME]]
|
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Upper
* [[Fort Foster|Battery 205]]-Middle
* [[Fort Dearborn]]-Lower
|Square Tower - Seven Stories
|1944
|
* Anti-Aircraft OP 6
* SCR 296 for [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]] on roof. Operations and generators on first two floors
|Joint UNH Cornell Radio Tower - No access
|-
|[[File:ConstitutionFt 39.jpg|none|thumb|195x195px|Site 1B]]
|[[Fort Constitution|New Castle NH]]
|Mines I-Upper
|Square Tower - Two Stories
|1942
|
* Mines I Plotting room on first floor
* HD OPS 2 from 1942-44
* Built on Battery Farnsworth
|Entire battery is UNH storage and fenced off
|-
|[[File:Loc. 145 HECP HD OPS 2 exterior.jpg|none|thumb|197x197px|Site 1D]]
|[[Fort Stark|New Castle NH]]
|<u>Site 1A</u>
HD OPS 2-Upper
|Unusual design "modernistic building"-Three Stories
|1943
|
* Combined with the HECP/HDCP built on Battery Kirk
|Fort Stark State Historic Site - Fenced off
|-
|[[File:Loc. 144 G1 OP and B 103 BC.jpg|none|thumb|197x197px|Site 1A]]
|[[Fort Dearborn|Frost Point Rye NH]]
|
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]] BC-North
* Gun Group 1 OP-South
|Rectangular Side-By-Side - One Story
|1943
|
* Atop [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]
* Not combined with G1 Command Post
|Odiorne Point State Park-Open to public
|-
|[[File:Pulpit Rock Tower.jpg|none|thumb|199x199px|Site 2A]]
|[[Pulpit Rock Camp|Rye NH]]
|
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Upper
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery 204]]-Lower
|Cylindrical Tower - Eight Stories
|1942
|
* Anti-Aircraft OP 7
* Manned through WWII
* Used by Navy Post War and Fish and Game
|Open twice a year by [https://friendsofpulpitrocktower.org FOPRT]
|-
|[[File:Loc. 139 Rye Ledge FCT 1987 Roger.tif|none|thumb|200x200px|Site 1A 1987]]
|[[Rye Ledge MR|Rye NH]]
|
* [[Fort Foster|Battery 205]]-Upper
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Middle
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery 204]]-Lower
|Square Tower - Three Stories w/ a 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage
|1943
|
* Anti-Aircraft OP 5
* Heavily renovated 1967
|Razed 2007-Private Property
|-
|[[File:Loc. 138 Great Boars Head 2021.jpg|none|thumb|200x200px|Site 1A]]
|[[Great Boars Head MR|Hampton NH]]
|
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery 204]]-Upper
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Lower
|Square Tower with slightly chamfered edges - Six Stroies
|1943
|
* Anti-Aircraft OP 4
* Used by MIT Lincoln Labs for SAGE in the 50s-60s
|Private Property
|-
|
|[[Salisbury Beach MR|Salisbury MA]]
|
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Upper
|Square Tower - Three Stories w/ 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage.
|1943
|
* Disguised as cottage
* Anti-Aircraft OP 3
|Razed 1958 - Public Beach
|-
|[[File:Plum Island Station.jpg|none|thumb|202x202px|Site 1A 1950s]]
|[[Plum Island MR|Plum Island MA]]
|
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]
|Square Tower on legs - One Story
|1943
|
* Anti-Aircraft OP 2
* Leased from Fish and Wildlife Service 1942
* Used to store explosives by Mass National Guard 1950s
|Razed 1953 - section of dunes where the station was is off limits
|-
|[[File:Loc. 137 Castle Hill RCW 4-6 1944.png|none|thumb|202x202px|Site 1A from 1944 RCW]]
|[[Castle Hill MR|Ipswitch MA]]
|
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]
* [[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]
|Two Story Cottage
|1944
|
* Anti-Aircraft OP 1 HD Portsmouth
* Well shelter built behind station
|Razed 1948 - Trustees of Reservations park
|-
|[[File:Halibut Point Base-End Station 44.jpg|none|thumb|204x204px|Site 1A]]
|[[Halibut Point MR|Rockport MA]]
|
* [[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]-Upper
* Groupement 2 OP 4-Middle
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Lower
|Square Tower with chamfered top level - Five Stories w/ 1 1/2 Story wooden cottage
|1943
|
* Anti-Aircraft OP 18
* Used by MIT Lincoln Labs for SAGE 1950s-60s
* Became State Park HQ 1980
|Halibut Point State Park - Open on Weekends
|-
|[[File:Emerson Point FCT TW 13.jpg|none|thumb|206x206px|Site 1A]]
|[[Emerson Point MR|Rockport MA]]
|
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]]-Upper
* [[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]-Middle
* Groupement 2 OP 3-Lower
|Cylindrical Tower - Six Stories
|1943
|
* Anti-Aircraft OP 17
|Private Property
|-
|
|[[Eastern Point MR|Gloucester MA]]
|
* [[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]-East
* [[Fort Dawes]]-West
|Rectangular Tower - Three Stories w/ Two Story wooden cottage
|1943
|
* Anti-Aircraft OP 16
* Converted to residence
|Private Property
|-
|
|[[Coolidge Point MR|Manchester MA]]
|
* [[Fort Duvall|Battery Long]]-Upper
* [[Fort Ruckman|Battery Gardener]]-Middle
* Spare-Lower
|Square Tower - Five Stories
|1943
|
* Anti-Aircraft OP 15
* Barracks combined with house to make residence 1974
|Private Property
|-
|
|[[Gales Point MR|Manchester MA]]
|
* [[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]]\
* [[East Point MR|Battery 206]]
|Square Tower with top two levels chamfered - Ten Stories
|1944
|
* Anti-Aircraft OP 14
* SCR 296 on roof [[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]
* Converted to upscale residence 1970s and 90s
|Private Property
|-
|[[File:Marblehead Neck 1A 2024.jpg|none|thumb|144x144px|Site 1A]][[File:Marblehead Neck Site 2A.jpg|none|thumb|146x146px|Site 2A]][[File:Marblehead Neck Site 3A 1940s.jpg|none|thumb|208x208px|Site 3A 1940s]]
|[[Marblehead Neck MR|Marblehead MA]]
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
*[[Outer Brewster MR|Battery Jewell]]-Upper
*[[East Point MR|Battery 206]]-Middle
*[[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]-Lower


West Island Tower--Sealed--Public Beach--[[Rocky Point MR]]
<u>Site 2A:</u>


Round Hill Station--Razed 2008--Private Property--[[Round Hill MR]]
*[[Fort Duvall|Battery Long]]-Upper
*[[Fort Ruckman|Battery Gardener]]-Lower


Gooseberry Neck Towers (Three)--One razed 1978--Sealed--[[Gooseberry Neck MR]]
<u>Site 3A:</u>


=== RHODE ISLAND ===
*[[Fort Dawes|Battery 207]]-Upper
Warren Point Stations (Two)--One razed 1970 & other razed 2019--Private Property--[[Warren Point MR]]
*[[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]]-Middle
*Groupement 2 OP 2-Lower
|<u>Site 1A:</u>Square Tower w/ Peaked roof - Five Stories
 
<u>Site 2A:</u>
 
Wooden Cottage - Three Stories
 
<u>Site 3A:</u>
 
Square Tower - Six Stories
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
 
1943<u>Site 2A:</u>
 
1941
 
<u>Site 3A:</u>
 
1943
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
*Excellent condition w/ functional light system
 
<u>Site 2A:</u>
 
*Converted to private residence
*Anti-Aircraft OP 13
 
<u>Site 3A:</u>
 
* SCR 296 for [[East Point MR|Battery 206]] on steel tower nearby
|No remains at 3A - All Private Property
|-
|
|[[East Point MR|Nahant MA]]
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
* [[East Point MR|Battery 206]]-Upper
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]]-Midde
* Gun Group 6 OP & CP
 
<u>Site 2A:</u>
 
* [[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]-Upper
* [[Fort Ruckman|Battery Gardener]]-Middle
* [[East Point MR|Battery 206]] BC-Lower
 
<u>Site 4A</u>
 
* [[Fort Duvall|Battery Long]]-Upper
* [[Outer Brewster MR|Battery Jewell]]-Middle
* Gun Group 7 OP & CP
 
<u>Site 5A:</u>
 
* [[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]] BC-South
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 207]]-North
|<u>Site 1A:</u>Square Tower - Eight Stories
 
<u>Site 2A:</u>
 
Square Tower - Eight Stories
 
<u>Site 4A</u>
 
Square Tower - Six Stories
 
<u>Site 5A:</u>
 
Cottage - Two Stories
 
 
|1943
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
* Anti-Aircraft OP 12
 
<u>Site 2A:</u>
 
* Identical to 1A
 
<u>Site 4A</u>
 
* SCR 296 for [[Fort Ruckman|Battery Gardener]] on roof
* Attached to private home
 
<u>Site 5A:</u>
 
* Disguised as cottage
* Razed 1950s
|All on private property
|-
|
|[[Fort Ruckman|Nahant MA]]
|
* [[Fort Ruckman|Battery Gardener]] BC-Upper
* [[Fort Andrews|Battery McCook]]-Middle
* [[Fort Standish|Battery Whipple]]-Lower
|Square Tower - Six Stories w/ a Single Story cottage at the rear
|1942
|
* Groupement 2 CP in wooden cottage
* Private Residence
|Private Property
|-
|
|[[Fort Heath|Winthrop MA]]
|[[Fort Andrews|Battery McCook]]
|Three Station Endicott Side-by-Side Station - One Story
|1901-1907
Splinterproofed 1943
|
* Modernized Endicott station
* Anti-Aircraft OP 11 in sandbagged position front of station
|Razed 1950s - Fort Heath Park
|-
|
|[[Fort Dawes|Deer Island, Winthrop MA]]
|<u>Site 1C:</u>
* [[Fort Andrews|Battery McCook]]
 
<u>Site 1D:</u>
 
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 207]] BC
 
<u>Site 1E:</u>
 
* Gun Group 4 OP & CP
 
<u>Site 1G:</u>
 
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]] BC
 
<u>Site 1H:</u>
 
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 207]]
 
<u>Site 1I:</u>
 
* [[Fort Standish|Battery Whipple]]
* Mines II Primary Station
* Groupement 2 OP 1
|<u>Site 1C:</u>Manhole Station - One Story
 
<u>Site 1D:</u>
 
Manhole Station - One Story
 
<u>Site 1E:</u>
 
Rectangular Station w/ Semi-Circle front
 
<u>Site 1G:</u>
 
Manhole Station - One Story
 
<u>Site 1H:</u>
 
Manhole Station - One Story
 
<u>Site 1I:</u>
 
Side-by-side w/ earth berm - One Story
|<u>Site 1C:</u>1924
 
<u>Site 1D:</u>
 
1924
 
<u>Site 1E:</u>
 
1942
 
<u>Site 1G:</u>
 
1924
 
<u>Site 1H:</u>
 
1924
 
<u>Site 1I:</u>
 
1907 - rebuilt 1943
|<u>Site 1C:</u>
* Served [[Fort Banks|Battery Kellog]] until WWII
 
<u>Site 1D:</u>
 
* Anti-Aircraft OP 10
 
<u>Site 1E:</u>
 
* In HECP
 
<u>Site 1G:</u>
 
* Served [[Fort Banks|Battery Lincoln]] until  WWII
 
<u>Site 1H:</u>
 
* Served [[Fort Heath|Battery Winthrop]] until 1943
 
<u>Site 1I:</u>
 
* New concrete station built on foundation of 1907 station 1944
|All razed 1988-92 - Overbuilt by MWRA
|-
|
|[[Outer Brewster MR|Outer Brewster Island MA]]
|
* [[Outer Brewster MR|Battery Jewell]]-South[[Outer Brewster MR|Battery Jewell]] BC -North
|Rectangular Side-By-Side Manhole Station - One Story
|1943
|
* Built atop [[Outer Brewster MR|Battery Jewell]]
* Anti-Aircraft OP 9
|Boston Harbor Islands National Park - Open to public
|-
|
|[[Great Brewster MR|Great Brewster Island MA]]
|
* Mines II Secondary Station
|Manhole Station -One Story
|1944
|
* Toppled by Navy Ordnance crew
|Toppled 1970s - Boston Harbor Islands National Park
|-
|
|[[Fort Standish|Lovells Island MA]]
|
* [[Fort Standish|Battery Whipple]]
|Square Tower on legs - One Story
|1943
|
|Boston Harbor Islands National Park - Open to public
|-
|
|[[Fort Strong|Long Island MA]]
|
* Mines II Battery Command Station
|Side-by-Side split level station - classic Endicott design
|1906?
rebuilt 1940s?
|
* Located next to Battery Drum
* Built inside the former double mine op and in 1938 MBC 2 and plotting rooms
|Razed 1960s - Closed to public
|-
|
|[[Fort Warren|Georges Island MA]]
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
*Gun Group 5 OP & CP
 
<u>Site 1B:</u>
 
* Mines I OP
* Mines I Primary
|<u>Site 1A:</u>Square Tower - Two Stories
 
<u>Site 1B:</u>
 
Square Tower - One Story
|<u>Site 1A:</u>1903
top level rebuilt 1943
<u>Site 1B:</u>
 
1942
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
*Originally for [[Fort Warren|Battery Adams]] then converted to the Fort Signal Station ca. 1920
*Anti-Aircraft OP 8
*Signal Station on first floor
*Gun Group 5 was for the mines
 
<u>Site 1B:</u>
 
* Built on the site of a 1908 double mine station
|<u>Site 1A:</u>Closed to public
 
<u>Site 1B:</u>
 
Open to public
|-
|
|[[Point Allerton MR|Hull MA]]
|<u>Site 1B:</u>
*[[Fort Ruckman|Battery Gardener]]-Upper
*[[Fort Duvall|Battery Long]] BC - West Middle
*Groupement 1 OP 3 - East Middle
*Harbor Defense Observation Post & Groupement 1 CP - West Lower
*[[Fort Duvall|Battery Long]]-East Lower
 
<u>Site 1C:</u>
 
*[[East Point MR|Battery 206]]-North
*[[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]]-South
 
<u>Site 1D:</u>
 
*[[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]-Upper
*[[Outer Brewster MR|Battery Jewell]]-Middle
*[[Fort Dawes|Battery 207]]-Lower
|<u>Site 1B:</u>Large Cottage - Four Stories
 
<u>Site 1C:</u>
 
Square Tower with top two levels chamfered
 
<u>Site 1D:</u>
 
Square Tower with top two levels chamfered - Seven Stories
|<u>Site 1B:</u>1926
 
<u>Site 1C:</u>
 
1943
 
<u>Site 1D:</u>
 
1943
|<u>Site 1B:</u>
*Replaced and earlier station after fire
*SCR 682 on roof
*Razed 1978
 
<u>Site 1C:</u>
 
*Garage design
*Razed 1978
 
<u>Site 1D:</u>
 
*Anti-Aircraft OP 7
|All Private Property
|-
|[[File:Loc 119 Site 1C front.jpg|none|thumb|194x194px|Site 1C]]
|[[Fort Revere|Hull MA]]
|
* Mines I Secondary Station
|Manhole Station with rear entrance - One Story
|ca. 1920
|
* Camouflage paint still on exterior
* Used by Navy postwar
|Private Property but wide open
|-
|
|[[Fort Andrews|Peddocks Island MA]]
|
* [[Fort Andrews|Battery McCook]]
|Square Tower - One Story
|1944
|
* Very good condition-hard to locate
|Boston Harbor Islands National Park - Open to public
|-
|
|[[Strawberry Hill MR|Hull MA]]
|
* [[Fort Standish|Battery Whipple]]
|Square Tower on legs - One story
|1943
|
* Built in berm of 1907 station
* Anti-Aircraft OP 6
|Razed ca. 1951 - Private Property
|-
|[[File:Loc. 115 Site 1A.jpg|none|thumb|167x167px|Site 1A]][[File:Loc. 115 Site 1B.jpg|none|thumb|171x171px|Site 1B]][[File:Loc 115 Site 1C 1945.tif|none|thumb|170x170px|Site 1C 1945 GSA]][[File:Loc 115 Site 1D.jpg|none|thumb|174x174px|Site 1D]]
|[[Strawberry Point MR|Scituate MA]]
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
* [[East Point MR|Battery 206]]-Upper
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 207]]-Middle
* Spare-Lower
 
<u>Site 1B:</u>
 
* [[Fourth Cliff MR|Battery 208]]-Upper
* Gun Group 2 OP-North
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]]-South
 
<u>Site 1C:</u>
 
* [[Fort Duvall|Battery Long]]-Upper
* [[Fort Ruckman|Battery Gardener]]-Lower
 
<u>Site 1D:</u>
 
* [[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]-Upper
* [[Outer Brewster MR|Battery Jewell]]-North Lower
* Groupement 1 OP 2-South Lower
|<u>Site 1A:</u>Square Tower - Eight Stories
 
<u>Site 1B:</u>
 
Cottage - Three Stories
 
<u>Site 1C:</u>
 
Steel Tower - Two Story Cab
 
<u>Site 1D:</u>
 
Cottage - Two Stories
|<u>Site 1A:</u>1943
 
<u>Site 1B:</u>
 
1944
 
<u>Site 1C:</u>
 
1941
 
<u>Site 1D:</u>
 
1943
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
* Sealed with concrete
* Anti-Aircraft OP 5
 
<u>Site 1B:</u>
 
* Private Residence
* Groupement 2 CP
 
<u>Site 1C:</u>
 
* Dismantled 1948
* Had Anti-Aircraft OP until 1943
 
<u>Site 1D:</u>
 
* Private Residence
|Private Property
|-
|
|[[Fourth Cliff MR|Scituate MA]]
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
*[[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]-Upper
*Gun Group 1 OP-North Lower
*[[Outer Brewster MR|Battery Jewell]]-South Lower
 
<u>Site 1B:</u>
 
*[[Fourth Cliff MR|Battery 208]] BC-North
*[[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]]-South
 
<u>Site 1C:</u>
 
*[[Fort Duvall|Battery Long]]-Upper
*[[Fourth Cliff MR|Battery 208]]-Middle
*Spare-Lower
|<u>Site 1A:</u>Cottage - Three Stories
 
<u>Site 1B:</u>
 
Manhole - One Story w/ One Story wooden cottage on roof
 
<u>Site 1C</u>
|
* P 4
* Restored 2020
 
<u>Site 1B:</u>
 
* Built atop Battery 208
* Wooden cottage removed
 
<u>Site 1C:</u>
 
* Wooden cottage removed 1990s
|All Private Property - Hanscom recreation area
|-
|
|[[Brant Rock MR|Marshfield MA]]
|
* [[Fort Duvall|Battery Long]]-Upper
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]]-Middle
* [[Fourth Cliff MR|Battery 208]]-Lower
|Square Tower - Eight Stories
|1943
|
* Anti-Aircraft OP 3
* Converted to residence 1970s - now being restored
|Private Property
|-
|[[File:Gurnet Point Fire Control Station 01.jpg|none|thumb|191x191px|Site 1A ca. 1995]]
|[[Gurnet Point MR|Plymouth MA]]
|
* [[Fourth Cliff MR|Battery 208]]-Upper
* Groupement 1 OP 1
|Square Tower with attached generator room - three Stories
|1943
|
* Anti-Aircraft OP 2 HD Boston
* Middle level used for USCG observation
* Located atop a rampart of old Fort Andrew
|Razed 1998 - Open to public
|-
|
|[[Gayhead MR|Aquinnah MA]]
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
* [[Mishuam Point MR|Battery 210]]
<u>Site 2:</u>
* [[Fort Church|Battery Gray]]
|Manhole Station - One Story
|1942
|
<u>Site 1A:</u>
* Station buried to roof w/ viewing platform built around
<u>Site 2:</u>
* Fell to beach 1970s
|Aquinnah Cliffs - Open to public
|-
|
|[[Naushon Island MR|Naushon Island MA]]
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
* [[Mishuam Point MR|Battery 210]]
<u>Site 2A:</u>
* [[Mishuam Point MR|Battery 210]]
 
<u>Site 2B:</u>
 
* [[Fort Rodman|Battery Milliken]]
|Manhole Station - One Story
|1942
|
* All stations have remnants of barracks nearby
* Site 1A had Anti-Aircraft OP 6
|Private Property
|-
|
|[[Cuttyhunk Island MR|Cuttyhunk Island MA]]
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
* Spare
 
<u>Site 1B:</u>
 
* [[Fort Church|Battery 212]]
<u>Site 1C:</u>
* [[Mishuam Point MR|Battery 210]]
 
<u>Site 1D:</u>
 
* [[Fort Church|Battery Gray]]
 
<u>Site 1E:</u>
 
* [[Fort Church|Battery Reilly]]
<u>Site 2A:</u>
* [[Fort Rodman|Battery Milliken]]
|Manhole Station - One Story
|1942
|<u>Site 2A:</u>
* Anti-Aircraft OP 5
* Still has DPF pedestal
* Switchboard and powerhouse nearby
* Observation deck built on roof
|Cuttyhunk Island Town Land - Open to public
|-
|
|[[West Island MR|West Island MA]]
|
* [[Fort Rodman|Battery Milliken]]-Upper
* [[Mishuam Point MR|Battery 210]]-Lower
|Square Tower - Not separated by floors until top
|1943
|
* Sealed up
* Disguised as lighthouse
* Anti-Aircraft OP 3
|West Island Town Beach - Open to public
|-
|
|[[Fort Rodman|New Bedford MA]]
|
* Harbor Defense Observation Station & Gun Group 2 OP
|Manhole - One Story
|1943
|
* On top of Battery Milliken
|Fort Taber Park - Open to public
|-
|
|[[Round Hill MR|Dartmouth MA]]
|
* [[Fort Rodman|Battery Milliken]]-Upper
* [[Mishuam Point MR|Battery 210]]-Lower
|Cottage
|1943
|
* One level incorporated into a home
* Anti-Aircraft OP 2
|Any remains demolished 2008 - Private Property
|-
|
|[[Gooseberry Neck MR|Fairhaven MA]]
|<u>Site 1B:</u>
* [[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery 109]]-Upper
* [[Fort Church|Battery Reilly]]-Lower
<u>Site 1D:</u>
* Spare-Upper
* [[Fort Church|Battery Gray]]-Middle
* [[Fort Church|Battery 212]]-Lower
 
<u>Site 1E:</u>
 
* [[Fort Rodman|Battery Milliken]]
|<u>Site 1B:</u>
Cottage - Three Stories
<u>Site 1D:</u>
Square Tower - Not separated by floors until top
 
<u>Site 1E:</u>
 
Cottage - Three Stories
|<u>Site 1B:</u>
1942
<u>Site 1D:</u>
1942
 
<u>Site 1E:</u>
 
1943
|<u>Site 1B:</u>
<u>Site 1D:</u>
 
* Disguised as lighthouse
* Anti-Aircraft OP 1 HD New Bedford
 
<u>Site 1E:</u>
 
* Razed 1978
|Gooseberry Neck Reservation - Open to Public
|-
|
|[[Warren Point MR|Little Compton RI]]
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
* [[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery Hamilton]]-West Upper
* [[Fort Church|Battery 212]]-East Upper
* Gun Group 5 OP & CP-West Lower
* [[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery 109]]-East Lower<u>Site 1B:</u>
* [[Fort Church|Battery Gray]]-Upper
* [[Fort Church|Battery Reilly]]-West Lower
* Groupement 3 OP - Center Lower
* [[Fort Church|Battery 212]]-East Lower
|<u>Site 1A:</u>Cottage - Two Stories<u>Site 1B:</u>Cottage - Three Stories
|<u>Site 1A:</u>1943<u>Site 1B:</u>1942
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
 
* Gun Group 3 OP & CP in 1943
* Razed 2019
* SCR 296 on a steel tower for [[Fort Church|Battery 212]] nearby
 
<u>Site 1B:</u>
 
* Razed 1970
* Originally Groupement 2 OP & CP
* Groupement 3 CP on first floor
* Anti-Aircraft OP ?
|Private Property
|-
|[[File:1976 Sachuest Farmhouse Station.jpg|none|thumb|178x178px|Site 1A 1976]][[File:Sachuest Site 1B 1974.jpg|none|thumb|181x181px|Site 1B 1974]][[File:Preparing for Demolition.jpg|none|thumb|155x155px|Site 1C 1981]]
|[[Sachuest Point MR|Middletown RI]]
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
* Spare-Upper
* [[Fort Burnside|Battery 213]]-Lower<u>Site 1B:</u>
* [[Fort Church|Battery Gray]]-Upper
* [[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery Hamilton]]-Lower<u>Site 1C:</u>
* [[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery 109]]-Upper
* [[Fort Church|Battery Reilly]]-Middle
* [[Fort Church|Battery 212]]-Lower
|<u>Site 1A:</u>Cottage - Three Stories<u>Site 1B:</u>Barn - Three Stories<u>Site 1C:</u>Cylindrical Tower - Four Stories
|<u>Site 1A:</u>1943<u>Site 1B:</u>1942<u>Site 1C:</u>1942
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
* Disguised as farmhouse<u>Site 1B:</u>
* Anti-Aircraft OP ?<u>Site 1C:</u>
* Disguised as silo
|Razed ca. 1981 Sachuest Point Refuge -Open to public
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|}Warren Point Stations (Two)--One razed 1970 & other razed 2019--Private Property--[[Warren Point MR]]


Sauchest Point Stations (Three)--All razed 197?--Open to public--[[Sauchest Point MR]]
Sauchest Point Stations (Three)--All razed 197?--Open to public--[[Sauchest Point MR]]
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Conanicut Battery Stations (Six)--All built in 1921 but used thru WWII--All sealed--Public Park--[[Prospect Hill MR]]
Conanicut Battery Stations (Six)--All built in 1921 but used thru WWII--All sealed--Public Park--[[Prospect Hill MR]]


The Bonnet Station--Mine OP--Private Property--[[Bonnet Point MR]]
The Bonnet Station--Mine OP--Private Property--


Camp Varnum Stations (Four)--Slightly altered--Active National Guard Base--[[Fort Varnum]]
Camp Varnum Stations (Four)--Slightly altered--Active National Guard Base--[[Fort Varnum]]
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Green Hill Stations (Three)--All razed before 1963--Private Property--[[Green Hill MR]]
Green Hill Stations (Three)--All razed before 1963--Private Property--[[Green Hill MR]]


Charleston Station--Altered 2000--Private Property--[[Quonochontaug Neck MR]]
Charleston Station--Altered 2000--Private Property--
 
Block Island Stations (Eight)--Four towers & Four cottages--Two razed between 1970-85 & Two razed between 1980-85--Private Property--[[Block Island MR]]
 
Noyes Neck Towers (Two)--Razed before 1963--Private Property--[[Noyes Neck MR]]


Watch Hill Stations (Two)--One Cottage & One Tower--Razed immediately after WWII--[[Watch Hill MR]]
Block Island Stations (Eight)--Four towers & Four cottages--Two razed between 1970-85 & Two razed between 1980-85--Private Property--


'''<u>This list is subject to change as more pre-WWII Stations are added</u>'''
Noyes Neck Towers (Two)--Razed before 1963--Private Property--Watch Hill Stations (Two)--One Cottage & One Tower--Razed immediately after WWII--[[Watch Hill MR]]

Latest revision as of 10:36, 15 December 2024


This list is of all the WWII (or used during WWII) Fire Control Stations (FCS) in New England. Included here are Base-End Stations, Spotting Stations, and Group Observation Stations (Mines, Gun Groups, Groupement's). I have not decided to include Battery Commanders Stations or Command Posts unless it is a combined station. Please contact me with any questions or corrections.

Image
 Location Batteries Served Style Construction Date Notes Accesibility
Fort Baldwin ME Battery Steele-Upper Square Tower - Five Stories 1943
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 10
  • Most Northern FC Station in New England
 Fort Baldwin State Historic Site - Open occasionally
Small Point ME Square Tower - Six Stories 1943
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 9
  • Fire Control Switchboard
  • A temporary station was built here for the 155mm battery at Fort Baldwin
 Private Property
Bailey Island ME Site 1C:

Site 1B:

Site 1C: Square Tower - Eight Stories

Site 1B: Square Tower - Six Stories

1943
  • Site 1C housed a radar for Battery Steele and Anti-Aircraft OP 8
 Private Property
Jewell Island ME Site 1D:

Site 1B:

Site 1D: Square Tower - Eight Stories

Site 1B: Disguised as castle tower - Four Stories

Site-1D: 1943

Site: 1B: 1934

  • Site 1B was one of two Fire Control Stations built for Battery Foote pre-WWII. It also served Battery Bowdin at Fort Levett and Battery Ingalls when first built.
  • Site 1B Anti-Aircraft OP 7
 Public Park
Long Island ME Circular Tower disguised as a standpipe - Seven Stories 1943
  • Radar located on the roof for Battery Carpenter and backup for Battery Ferguson.
  • Operations and generator building converted to homes.
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 6
 Private Property
Peaks Island ME Site 1G:
  • Mines II CP

Site 1H:

Site 1I:

Site 1J:

  • Groupement 1 Command Post

Site 2A:

  • Secondary Mines II OP
 Site 1G:
  • Cottage Side-by-Side - Three Stories

Site 1H

  • Square Tower - Six Stories

Site 1I:

  • Square Tower - Six Stories

Site 1J:

  • Stucco Side-by-Side (1909) - One Story

Site 2A:

  • Square Tower - One Story
 1942-43 1909 stucco station used for mortar batteries and heavily renovated over time.

Anti-Aircraft Observation Post. Fire Control Switchboard Groupement Command Post was situated inside the stucco station from 1909 but supposedly in 1943 a concrete square tower was built?

All Stations private property or sealed
Site 1B
Site 1E
Site 1H
Site 1J
 Cushings Island ME Site 1B:
  • Secondary Mines I OP-Upper & Lower

Site 1E:

Site 1H:

Site 1J:

  • Gun-Group 1 Command-Upper
 Site 1B:
  • Square Tower - Two Stories

Site 1E:

  • Square Tower - Eight Stories

Site 1H:

  • Square Tower - Eight Stories

Site 1J:

  • Rectangular base w/ square tower** - Two Stories
 1942-44 Site 1B:
  • Built on Battery Daniels 1920 CRF Station.

Site 1E:

  • Many original windows remaining.

Site 1H:

  • Anti-Aircraft OP 5 hanging off the back of the tower.

Site 1J:

  • **Base of the station houses the G-1 Command Post which is larger than the station sitting atop it.
  • DPF bolts drilled off.
 Cushings Island is private
Site 1A
Site 1B
 Trundy Point ME Site 1A

Site 1B

Site 1A
  • Steel Tower with concrete cab

Site 1B

  • Square Tower - Eight Stories
 Site 1A
  • 1922

Site 1B

  • 1943
 Site 1A
  • Only remaining steel tower North of New Jersey
  • Disguised as Fire Tower seen on mountains
  • One of two originally for Battery Foote
  • Steps to top partially removed for safety

Site 1B

  • Sixth floor ladder removed
 Both towers open to public
Site 1B
Site 2A
 Cape Elizabeth ME Site 1B

Site 2A

Site 1B

Cylindrical Tower to simulate silo - Six Stories

Site 2A

Built atop old lighthouse to simulate water tower - Two Stories

Site 1B

1943

Site 2A

1874-1942

Site 1B

Site 2A

  • Built atop the Cape Elizabeth West Light
  • SCR 296 for Battery 201 on roof
  • Earlier 1925 station for Battery Kearny-Chase
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 4
 Both closed to the public at this time.
Site 1A 1990s
 Prouts Neck ME Square Tower w/ chamfered corners- Seven Stories 1943
  • Four observation levels
  • 6th floor balcony
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 3
 Razed 2004-Private Property
Site 1A 1940s
 Biddeford Pool ME Square Tower - Six Stories w/ Two Story cottage surrounding. 1943
  • Disguised as church or school
  • Location of the station is still evident by depression in the ground
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 2
 Razed 195?-Private Property
Site 1A 1945
 Cape Porpoise ME Cylindrical Tower - Eight Stories 1942
  • Disguised as windmill?
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 1 HD Portland
 Razed 1949-Private Property
Site 1A 1946
 Gelaspus Point ME Square Tower with chamfered top level - Five Stories w/ 1 1/2 Story wooden cottage 1943
  • Disguised as belltower or church?
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 13
 Razed 1949-Private Property
Site 1A
 Moody Point ME Square Tower - Three Stories w/ 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage. 1943
  • Disguised as cottage
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 12
 Private Property
Site 1A 1963
 Bald Head Cliff ME Square Tower - Three Stories w/ 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage. 1943
  • Disguised as cottage
  • Building disguised as garage had a well and tank
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 11
 Razed 1964-Overbuilt
Site 1A
 Cape Neddick ME Square Tower - Two Stories w/ One Story wooden cottage 1943
  • Disguised as cottage
  • Building disguised as garage had FC switchboard
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 10
 Heavily altered 2001-Private Property
Site 1A 1970s
 Seal Head Point ME Square Tower - Three Stories w/ a 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage 1943
  • Disguised as large seaside home
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 9
 Razed 1979-Private Property
Sisters Point ME Square Tower - Five Stories 1943
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 8 in a rear balcony
  • SCR 296 for Battery 205 nearby on steel girder tower
 Razed 2004-Private Property
Site 2B
 Kittery ME
  • Secondary Mines I OP-West
  • Mine Group I OP-East
 Rectangular Tower - Three Stories 1942
  • MG1 Command Post on second floor
 Fort Foster Park - Converted to restrooms 1970s
Site 1A
 Appledore Island ME Square Tower - Seven Stories 1944
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 6
  • SCR 296 for Battery Seaman on roof. Operations and generators on first two floors
 Joint UNH Cornell Radio Tower - No access
Site 1B
 New Castle NH Mines I-Upper Square Tower - Two Stories 1942
  • Mines I Plotting room on first floor
  • HD OPS 2 from 1942-44
  • Built on Battery Farnsworth
 Entire battery is UNH storage and fenced off
Site 1D
 New Castle NH Site 1A

HD OPS 2-Upper

Unusual design "modernistic building"-Three Stories 1943
  • Combined with the HECP/HDCP built on Battery Kirk
 Fort Stark State Historic Site - Fenced off
Site 1A
 Frost Point Rye NH Rectangular Side-By-Side - One Story 1943 Odiorne Point State Park-Open to public
Site 2A
 Rye NH Cylindrical Tower - Eight Stories 1942
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 7
  • Manned through WWII
  • Used by Navy Post War and Fish and Game
 Open twice a year by FOPRT
Site 1A 1987
 Rye NH Square Tower - Three Stories w/ a 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage 1943
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 5
  • Heavily renovated 1967
 Razed 2007-Private Property
Site 1A
 Hampton NH Square Tower with slightly chamfered edges - Six Stroies 1943
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 4
  • Used by MIT Lincoln Labs for SAGE in the 50s-60s
 Private Property
Salisbury MA Square Tower - Three Stories w/ 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage. 1943
  • Disguised as cottage
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 3
 Razed 1958 - Public Beach
Site 1A 1950s
 Plum Island MA Square Tower on legs - One Story 1943
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 2
  • Leased from Fish and Wildlife Service 1942
  • Used to store explosives by Mass National Guard 1950s
 Razed 1953 - section of dunes where the station was is off limits
Site 1A from 1944 RCW
 Ipswitch MA Two Story Cottage 1944
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 1 HD Portsmouth
  • Well shelter built behind station
 Razed 1948 - Trustees of Reservations park
Site 1A
 Rockport MA Square Tower with chamfered top level - Five Stories w/ 1 1/2 Story wooden cottage 1943
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 18
  • Used by MIT Lincoln Labs for SAGE 1950s-60s
  • Became State Park HQ 1980
 Halibut Point State Park - Open on Weekends
Site 1A
 Rockport MA Cylindrical Tower - Six Stories 1943
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 17
 Private Property
Gloucester MA Rectangular Tower - Three Stories w/ Two Story wooden cottage 1943
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 16
  • Converted to residence
 Private Property
Manchester MA Square Tower - Five Stories 1943
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 15
  • Barracks combined with house to make residence 1974
 Private Property
Manchester MA Square Tower with top two levels chamfered - Ten Stories 1944
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 14
  • SCR 296 on roof Battery Murphy
  • Converted to upscale residence 1970s and 90s
 Private Property
Site 1A
Site 2A
Site 3A 1940s
 Marblehead MA Site 1A:

Site 2A:

Site 3A:

Site 1A:Square Tower w/ Peaked roof - Five Stories

Site 2A:

Wooden Cottage - Three Stories

Site 3A:

Square Tower - Six Stories

Site 1A:

1943Site 2A:

1941

Site 3A:

1943

Site 1A:
  • Excellent condition w/ functional light system

Site 2A:

  • Converted to private residence
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 13

Site 3A:

No remains at 3A - All Private Property
Nahant MA Site 1A:

Site 2A:

Site 4A

Site 5A:

Site 1A:Square Tower - Eight Stories

Site 2A:

Square Tower - Eight Stories

Site 4A

Square Tower - Six Stories

Site 5A:

Cottage - Two Stories


1943 Site 1A:
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 12

Site 2A:

  • Identical to 1A

Site 4A

Site 5A:

  • Disguised as cottage
  • Razed 1950s
 All on private property
Nahant MA Square Tower - Six Stories w/ a Single Story cottage at the rear 1942
  • Groupement 2 CP in wooden cottage
  • Private Residence
 Private Property
Winthrop MA Battery McCook Three Station Endicott Side-by-Side Station - One Story 1901-1907

Splinterproofed 1943

  • Modernized Endicott station
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 11 in sandbagged position front of station
 Razed 1950s - Fort Heath Park
Deer Island, Winthrop MA Site 1C:

Site 1D:

Site 1E:

  • Gun Group 4 OP & CP

Site 1G:

Site 1H:

Site 1I:

Site 1C:Manhole Station - One Story

Site 1D:

Manhole Station - One Story

Site 1E:

Rectangular Station w/ Semi-Circle front

Site 1G:

Manhole Station - One Story

Site 1H:

Manhole Station - One Story

Site 1I:

Side-by-side w/ earth berm - One Story

Site 1C:1924

Site 1D:

1924

Site 1E:

1942

Site 1G:

1924

Site 1H:

1924

Site 1I:

1907 - rebuilt 1943

Site 1C:

Site 1D:

  • Anti-Aircraft OP 10

Site 1E:

  • In HECP

Site 1G:

Site 1H:

Site 1I:

  • New concrete station built on foundation of 1907 station 1944
 All razed 1988-92 - Overbuilt by MWRA
Outer Brewster Island MA Rectangular Side-By-Side Manhole Station - One Story 1943 Boston Harbor Islands National Park - Open to public
Great Brewster Island MA
  • Mines II Secondary Station
 Manhole Station -One Story 1944
  • Toppled by Navy Ordnance crew
 Toppled 1970s - Boston Harbor Islands National Park
Lovells Island MA Square Tower on legs - One Story 1943 Boston Harbor Islands National Park - Open to public
Long Island MA
  • Mines II Battery Command Station
 Side-by-Side split level station - classic Endicott design 1906?

rebuilt 1940s?

  • Located next to Battery Drum
  • Built inside the former double mine op and in 1938 MBC 2 and plotting rooms
 Razed 1960s - Closed to public
Georges Island MA Site 1A:
  • Gun Group 5 OP & CP

Site 1B:

  • Mines I OP
  • Mines I Primary
 Site 1A:Square Tower - Two Stories

Site 1B:

Square Tower - One Story

Site 1A:1903

top level rebuilt 1943 Site 1B:

1942

Site 1A:
  • Originally for Battery Adams then converted to the Fort Signal Station ca. 1920
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 8
  • Signal Station on first floor
  • Gun Group 5 was for the mines

Site 1B:

  • Built on the site of a 1908 double mine station
 Site 1A:Closed to public

Site 1B:

Open to public

Hull MA Site 1B:

Site 1C:

Site 1D:

Site 1B:Large Cottage - Four Stories

Site 1C:

Square Tower with top two levels chamfered

Site 1D:

Square Tower with top two levels chamfered - Seven Stories

Site 1B:1926

Site 1C:

1943

Site 1D:

1943

Site 1B:
  • Replaced and earlier station after fire
  • SCR 682 on roof
  • Razed 1978

Site 1C:

  • Garage design
  • Razed 1978

Site 1D:

  • Anti-Aircraft OP 7
 All Private Property
Site 1C
 Hull MA
  • Mines I Secondary Station
 Manhole Station with rear entrance - One Story ca. 1920
  • Camouflage paint still on exterior
  • Used by Navy postwar
 Private Property but wide open
Peddocks Island MA Square Tower - One Story 1944
  • Very good condition-hard to locate
 Boston Harbor Islands National Park - Open to public
Hull MA Square Tower on legs - One story 1943
  • Built in berm of 1907 station
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 6
 Razed ca. 1951 - Private Property
Site 1A
Site 1B
Site 1C 1945 GSA
Site 1D
 Scituate MA Site 1A:

Site 1B:

Site 1C:

Site 1D:

Site 1A:Square Tower - Eight Stories

Site 1B:

Cottage - Three Stories

Site 1C:

Steel Tower - Two Story Cab

Site 1D:

Cottage - Two Stories

Site 1A:1943

Site 1B:

1944

Site 1C:

1941

Site 1D:

1943

Site 1A:
  • Sealed with concrete
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 5

Site 1B:

  • Private Residence
  • Groupement 2 CP

Site 1C:

  • Dismantled 1948
  • Had Anti-Aircraft OP until 1943

Site 1D:

  • Private Residence
 Private Property
Scituate MA Site 1A:

Site 1B:

Site 1C:

Site 1A:Cottage - Three Stories

Site 1B:

Manhole - One Story w/ One Story wooden cottage on roof

Site 1C

  • P 4
  • Restored 2020

Site 1B:

  • Built atop Battery 208
  • Wooden cottage removed

Site 1C:

  • Wooden cottage removed 1990s
 All Private Property - Hanscom recreation area
Marshfield MA Square Tower - Eight Stories 1943
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 3
  • Converted to residence 1970s - now being restored
 Private Property
Site 1A ca. 1995
 Plymouth MA Square Tower with attached generator room - three Stories 1943
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 2 HD Boston
  • Middle level used for USCG observation
  • Located atop a rampart of old Fort Andrew
 Razed 1998 - Open to public
Aquinnah MA Site 1A:

Site 2:

Manhole Station - One Story 1942

Site 1A:

  • Station buried to roof w/ viewing platform built around

Site 2:

  • Fell to beach 1970s
 Aquinnah Cliffs - Open to public
Naushon Island MA Site 1A:

Site 2A:

Site 2B:

Manhole Station - One Story 1942
  • All stations have remnants of barracks nearby
  • Site 1A had Anti-Aircraft OP 6
 Private Property
Cuttyhunk Island MA Site 1A:
  • Spare

Site 1B:

Site 1C:

Site 1D:

Site 1E:

Site 2A:

Manhole Station - One Story 1942 Site 2A:
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 5
  • Still has DPF pedestal
  • Switchboard and powerhouse nearby
  • Observation deck built on roof
 Cuttyhunk Island Town Land - Open to public
West Island MA Square Tower - Not separated by floors until top 1943
  • Sealed up
  • Disguised as lighthouse
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 3
 West Island Town Beach - Open to public
New Bedford MA
  • Harbor Defense Observation Station & Gun Group 2 OP
 Manhole - One Story 1943
  • On top of Battery Milliken
 Fort Taber Park - Open to public
Dartmouth MA Cottage 1943
  • One level incorporated into a home
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 2
 Any remains demolished 2008 - Private Property
Fairhaven MA Site 1B:

Site 1D:

Site 1E:

Site 1B:

Cottage - Three Stories Site 1D: Square Tower - Not separated by floors until top

Site 1E:

Cottage - Three Stories

Site 1B:

1942 Site 1D: 1942

Site 1E:

1943

Site 1B:

Site 1D:

  • Disguised as lighthouse
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 1 HD New Bedford

Site 1E:

  • Razed 1978
 Gooseberry Neck Reservation - Open to Public
Little Compton RI Site 1A: Site 1A:Cottage - Two StoriesSite 1B:Cottage - Three Stories Site 1A:1943Site 1B:1942 Site 1A:
  • Gun Group 3 OP & CP in 1943
  • Razed 2019
  • SCR 296 on a steel tower for Battery 212 nearby

Site 1B:

  • Razed 1970
  • Originally Groupement 2 OP & CP
  • Groupement 3 CP on first floor
  • Anti-Aircraft OP ?
 Private Property
Site 1A 1976
Site 1B 1974
Site 1C 1981
 Middletown RI Site 1A: Site 1A:Cottage - Three StoriesSite 1B:Barn - Three StoriesSite 1C:Cylindrical Tower - Four Stories Site 1A:1943Site 1B:1942Site 1C:1942 Site 1A:
  • Disguised as farmhouseSite 1B:
  • Anti-Aircraft OP ?Site 1C:
  • Disguised as silo
 Razed ca. 1981 Sachuest Point Refuge -Open to public

Warren Point Stations (Two)--One razed 1970 & other razed 2019--Private Property--Warren Point MR

Sauchest Point Stations (Three)--All razed 197?--Open to public--Sauchest Point MR

Beavertail Station--HECP w/ FC Stations--Private Property--Fort Burnside

Conanicut Battery Stations (Six)--All built in 1921 but used thru WWII--All sealed--Public Park--Prospect Hill MR

The Bonnet Station--Mine OP--Private Property--

Camp Varnum Stations (Four)--Slightly altered--Active National Guard Base--Fort Varnum

Point Judith Stations (Five)--Two Stations razed 1979--Two Stations damaged in storms--One tower part of Fishermans Visitors Center--Private Property--Fort Nathanael Greene

Green Hill Stations (Three)--All razed before 1963--Private Property--Green Hill MR

Charleston Station--Altered 2000--Private Property--

Block Island Stations (Eight)--Four towers & Four cottages--Two razed between 1970-85 & Two razed between 1980-85--Private Property--

Noyes Neck Towers (Two)--Razed before 1963--Private Property--Watch Hill Stations (Two)--One Cottage & One Tower--Razed immediately after WWII--Watch Hill MR

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