Emerson Point MR

Built in 1943 on a leased site for the Boston Harbor Defense Command in Rockport MA. The tower was disguised as a water standpipe and painted a shade of dark blue. 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. 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 electrical equipment. Because of the sea exposure a lot of the handrails and the metal ladders to the Anti Aircraft level is mostly rusted away. The owner replaced the wooden ladders throughout about a decade ago. Today the tower is on private property and can be viewed from the street.

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  The Tower in 1945
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  The Tower in 1980
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  Army Plans of the Tower
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  Army Plans of the Tower
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  Army Site Plan
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  Emerson Point Plan
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  Report of Completed Works 1944
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  The Tower from Penryn Way
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  The Tower from Glouster
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  The Tower was sealed up after WW2
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  Tower Entrance
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  Electrical Equipment
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  Stove Port
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  First Floor Ladder
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  Ash Door
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  Second Floor Ladder
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  Second Floor Electric Oulets
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  Third Floor Ladder
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  Fourth Floor Observation Level
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  Fourth Floor Azumith Mount
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  Fourth Floor Ladder
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  Fourth Floor Electric Outlets
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  Fourth Floor Electric Equipment
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  Equipment Board Fourth Floor
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  Original Windows Hinges Fourth Floor
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  Fifth Floor Ladder with railing
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  Fifth Floor DPF Mount
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  Fifth Floor Observation
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  Fifth Floor Ladder
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  Fifth Floor Equipment Board
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  Sixth Floor Anti Aircraft and Railing
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  Sixth Floor DPF
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  Sixth Floor Observation
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  Anti Aircraft Ladder
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  Anti Aircraft Entrance
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  Sixth Floor Railing
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  Sixth floor Electric Equipment Mounts

Army documents and old photographs courtesy Elisabeth Lilly.