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Built in 1943 on a leased site for the Boston Harbor Defense Command in Rockport MA the six-story tower was built for Battery 105 at [[Fort Dawes]] (DPF), Battery 104 at [[East Point MR]] (DPF) and the fourth-floor level was for OP3 Gun Group at Nahant (Azimuth). A fire control switchboard was also located in the tower. This FCT was designated Location 135. It was disguised as a water standpipe from the sea. After the war the tower was abandon and the property was returned to private hands. During our visit we were able to find a lot of original fixtures inside the tower from WW2. Because of the sea exposure a lot of the metal handrails and wiring are deteriorated. Aside from these factors the tower in in good condition compared to others on private property. The current owner who was kind enough to let us explore the tower had replaced the wooden ladders in the tower and put a new trapdoor on the Anti-Aircraft crow's nest. Today the tower can be viewed from the street and is on PRIVATE PROPERTY. Please respect the owners by viewing the tower from a distance. <gallery caption="Tower images."> | Built in 1943 on a leased site for the Boston Harbor Defense Command in Rockport MA the six-story tower was built for Battery 105 at [[Fort Dawes]] (DPF), Battery 104 at [[East Point MR]] (DPF) and the fourth-floor level was for OP3 Gun Group at Nahant (Azimuth). A fire control switchboard was also located in the tower. This FCT was designated Location 135. It was disguised as a water standpipe from the sea. After the war the tower was abandon and the property was returned to private hands. During our visit we were able to find a lot of original fixtures inside the tower from WW2. Because of the sea exposure a lot of the metal handrails and wiring are deteriorated. Aside from these factors the tower in in good condition compared to others on private property. The current owner who was kind enough to let us explore the tower had replaced the wooden ladders in the tower and put a new trapdoor on the Anti-Aircraft crow's nest. Today the tower can be viewed from the street and is on PRIVATE PROPERTY. Please respect the owners by viewing the tower from a distance. <gallery mode="nolines" heights="75" caption="Tower images."> | ||
File:Emerson Point 1945.jpg|The Tower in 1945 | File:Emerson Point 1945.jpg|The Tower in 1945 | ||
File:Emerson Point 1988.jpg|The Tower in 1980 | File:Emerson Point 1988.jpg|The Tower in 1980 | ||
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File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower 31.jpg | File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower 31.jpg | ||
File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower 30.jpg | File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower 30.jpg | ||
File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower 25.jpg|Tower Entrance | File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower 25.jpg|Tower Entrance | ||
File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower 14.jpg|Electrical Equipment | File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower 14.jpg|Electrical Equipment | ||
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File:Emerson Point FCT TW 02.jpg|Fourth Floor Azumith Mount | File:Emerson Point FCT TW 02.jpg|Fourth Floor Azumith Mount | ||
File:Emerson Point FCT 10.jpg|Fourth Floor Ladder | File:Emerson Point FCT 10.jpg|Fourth Floor Ladder | ||
File:Emerson Point FCT 14.jpg| | File:Emerson Point FCT 14.jpg|Communications equipment mounted on every floor | ||
File:Emerson Point FCT 19.jpg|Fifth Floor Ladder with railing | File:Emerson Point FCT 19.jpg|Fifth Floor Ladder with railing | ||
File:Emerson Point FCT 20.jpg|Fifth Floor DPF Mount | File:Emerson Point FCT 20.jpg|Fifth Floor DPF Mount | ||
Revision as of 20:38, 17 November 2023
Built in 1943 on a leased site for the Boston Harbor Defense Command in Rockport MA the six-story tower was built for Battery 105 at Fort Dawes (DPF), Battery 104 at East Point MR (DPF) and the fourth-floor level was for OP3 Gun Group at Nahant (Azimuth). A fire control switchboard was also located in the tower. This FCT was designated Location 135. It was disguised as a water standpipe from the sea. After the war the tower was abandon and the property was returned to private hands. During our visit we were able to find a lot of original fixtures inside the tower from WW2. Because of the sea exposure a lot of the metal handrails and wiring are deteriorated. Aside from these factors the tower in in good condition compared to others on private property. The current owner who was kind enough to let us explore the tower had replaced the wooden ladders in the tower and put a new trapdoor on the Anti-Aircraft crow's nest. Today the tower can be viewed from the street and is on PRIVATE PROPERTY. Please respect the owners by viewing the tower from a distance.
- Tower images.
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The Tower in 1945 -
The Tower in 1980 -
Army Plans of the Tower -
Army Plans of the Tower -
Army Site Plan -
Emerson Point Plan -
Report of Completed Works 1944 -
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Tower Entrance -
Electrical Equipment -
Stove Port -
First Floor Ladder -
Second Floor Ladder -
Third Floor Ladder -
Fourth Floor Observation Level -
Fourth Floor Azumith Mount -
Fourth Floor Ladder -
Communications equipment mounted on every floor -
Fifth Floor Ladder with railing -
Fifth Floor DPF Mount -
Fifth Floor Observation -
Fifth Floor Ladder -
Fifth Floor Equipment Board -
Sixth Floor Anti Aircraft and Railing -
Sixth Floor DPF -
Sixth Floor Observation -
Anti Aircraft Ladder -
Anti Aircraft Entrance -
Sixth Floor Railing
Army documents and old photographs courtesy Elisabeth Lilly.