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File:Emerson Point RCW2.jpg|Report of Completed Works 1944
File:Emerson Point RCW2.jpg|Report of Completed Works 1944
File:Emerson Point Base-End Station.jpg|The Tower from Penryn Way
File:Emerson Point Base-End Station.jpg|The Tower from Penryn Way
File:Emerson Point Tower from Roadway.jpg|The Tower from Glouster
File:Emerson Point Tower from Roadway.jpg|The Tower from Gloucester
File:Emerson Point FCT TW 12.jpg
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
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File:Emerson Point FCT 03.jpg|Stove Port
File:Emerson Point FCT 03.jpg|Stove Port
File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower 20.jpg|First Floor Ladder
File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower 20.jpg|First Floor Ladder
File:Emerson Point FCT TW 11.jpg|Ash Door
File:Emerson Point FCT TW 09.jpg|Second Floor Ladder
File:Emerson Point FCT TW 09.jpg|Second Floor Ladder
File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower 10.jpg|Second Floor Electric Oulets
File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower 08.jpg|Third Floor Ladder
File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower 08.jpg|Third Floor Ladder
File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower 01.jpg|Fourth Floor Observation Level
File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower 01.jpg|Fourth Floor Observation Level
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 11.jpg|Fourth Floor Electric Outlets
File:Emerson Point FCT 14.jpg|Interval Bell Timer mount found on every floor.
File:Emerson Point FCT 14.jpg|Fourth Floor Electric Equipment
File:Emerson Point FCT 16.jpg|Equipment Board Fourth Floor
File:Emerson Point FCT TW 08.jpg|Original Windows Hinges Fourth Floor
File:Emerson Point FCT TW 08.jpg|Original Windows Hinges Fourth Floor
File:Emerson Point FCT 19.jpg|Fifth Floor Ladder with railing
File:Emerson Point FCT 19.jpg|Fifth Floor Ladder with railing
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File:Emerson Point FCT 24.jpg|Sixth Floor Observation
File:Emerson Point FCT 24.jpg|Sixth Floor Observation
File:Emerson Point FCT 28.jpg|Anti Aircraft Ladder
File:Emerson Point FCT 28.jpg|Anti Aircraft Ladder
File:FCT Emerson Point 03.jpg|Anti Aircraft Entrance  
File:FCT Emerson Point 03.jpg|Anti Aircraft Entrance
File:Emerson Point FCT 26.jpg|Sixth Floor Railing
File:Emerson Point FCT 26.jpg|Sixth Floor Railing
File:Emerson Point FCT 25.jpg|Sixth floor Electric Equipment Mounts
</gallery>Army documents and old photographs courtesy Elisabeth Lilly.
</gallery>Army documents and old photographs courtesy Elisabeth Lilly.
[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Boston]]
[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Boston]]

Revision as of 11:26, 21 July 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). 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.
  • The Tower in 1945
    The Tower in 1945
  • The Tower in 1980
    The Tower in 1980
  • Army Plans of the Tower
    Army Plans of the Tower
  • Army Plans of the Tower
    Army Plans of the Tower
  • Army Site Plan
    Army Site Plan
  • Emerson Point Plan
    Emerson Point Plan
  • Report of Completed Works 1944
    Report of Completed Works 1944
  • The Tower from Penryn Way
    The Tower from Penryn Way
  • The Tower from Gloucester
    The Tower from Gloucester
  • The Tower was sealed up after WW2
    The Tower was sealed up after WW2
  • Tower Entrance
    Tower Entrance
  • Electrical Equipment
    Electrical Equipment
  • Stove Port
    Stove Port
  • First Floor Ladder
    First Floor Ladder
  • Second Floor Ladder
    Second Floor Ladder
  • Third Floor Ladder
    Third Floor Ladder
  • Fourth Floor Observation Level
    Fourth Floor Observation Level
  • Fourth Floor Azumith Mount
    Fourth Floor Azumith Mount
  • Fourth Floor Ladder
    Fourth Floor Ladder
  • Interval Bell Timer mount found on every floor.
    Interval Bell Timer mount found on every floor.
  • Original Windows Hinges Fourth Floor
    Original Windows Hinges Fourth Floor
  • Fifth Floor Ladder with railing
    Fifth Floor Ladder with railing
  • Fifth Floor DPF Mount
    Fifth Floor DPF Mount
  • Fifth Floor Observation
    Fifth Floor Observation
  • Fifth Floor Ladder
    Fifth Floor Ladder
  • Fifth Floor Equipment Board
    Fifth Floor Equipment Board
  • Sixth Floor Anti Aircraft and Railing
    Sixth Floor Anti Aircraft and Railing
  • Sixth Floor DPF
    Sixth Floor DPF
  • Sixth Floor Observation
    Sixth Floor Observation
  • Anti Aircraft Ladder
    Anti Aircraft Ladder
  • Anti Aircraft Entrance
    Anti Aircraft Entrance
  • Sixth Floor Railing
    Sixth Floor Railing

Army documents and old photographs courtesy Elisabeth Lilly.

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