Fire Control Tower List

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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, Groupements). I have decided not to include Battery Commanders Stations or Command Posts unless it is a combined station. This table can be searched by using Control+F (PC) or Command+F (Mac) Please contact me with any questions or corrections.

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 Plan Location Batteries Served Characteristics Accesibility
Loc. 170 Fort Baldwin Battery Steele-Upper 1943 Square Tower - Five Stories Fort Baldwin State Historic Site - Open occasionally
Loc. 169 Small Point 1943 Square Tower - Six Stories Private Property
Loc. 168 Bailey Island - Site 1B 1943 Square Tower - Six Stories Private Property
Loc. 168 Bailey Island - Site 1C 1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories Private Property
Loc. 167 Jewell Island - Site 1B 1934 Disguised as castle tower - Four Stories State Park
Loc. 167 Jewell Island - Site 1D 1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories State Park
Loc. 166 Site 1A
 Loc. 166 Long Island 1943 Circular Tower disguised as a standpipe - Seven Stories Partially restored-Private Property
Loc. 163 Peaks Island - Site 1G Mines II CP 1943 Cottage Side-by-Side - Three Stories Private Property
Loc. 163 Peaks Island - Site 1H 1943 Square Tower - Six Stories Peaks Island Land Preserve
Loc. 163 Peaks Island - Site 1I 1943 Square Tower - Six Stories Peaks Island Land Preserve
Loc. 163 Peaks Island - Site 1J Groupement 1 Command Post 1909 Stucco Side-by-Side - One Story Ruins - Peaks Island Land Preserve
Loc. 163 Peaks Island - Site 2A
  • Secondary Mines II OP
 1943 Square Tower - One Story Private Property
Loc. 161 Site 1B
 Loc. 161 Fort Levett - Site 1B Secondary Mines I OP-Upper 1920-1942 Square Tower - Two Stories Cushing Island Conservation Corporation - Island Residents Only
Loc. 161 Site 1E
 Loc. 161 Fort Levett - Site 1E 1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories Cushing Island Conservation Corporation - Island Residents Only
Loc. 161 Site 1H rear
 Loc. 161 Fort Levett - Site 1H 1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories Cushing Island Conservation Corporation - Island Residents Only
Loc. 161 Site 1J
 Loc. 161 Fort Levett - Site 1J
  • Gun-Group 1 Command-Upper
 1943 Rectangular base w/ square tower - Two Stories Cushing Island Conservation Corporation - Island Residents Only
Loc. 159 Site 1A
 Loc. 159 Trundy Point - Site 1A 1922 Steel Tower with concrete cab Hazardous condition-Private Property
Loc. 159 Site 1B
 Loc. 159 Trundy Point - Site 1B 1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories Private Property
Loc. 158 Site 1B
 Loc. 158 Cape Elizabeth - Site 1B 1943 Cylindrical Tower to simulate silo - Six Stories Closed to public-Two Lights State Park
Loc. 158 Site 2A
 Loc. 158 Cape Elizabeth - Site 2A 1874-1942 Built atop old lighthouse to simulate water tower - Two Stories Restored 1985-Private Property
Loc. 157 Site 1A 1990s
 Loc. 157 Prouts Neck 1943 Square Tower w/ chamfered corners- Seven Stories Razed 2004-Private Property
Loc. 156 Site 1A 1940s
 Loc. 156 Fletchers Neck 1943 Square Tower - Six Stories w/ Two Story cottage surrounding. Razed pre 1954-Private Property
Loc. 155 Site 1A 1945
 Loc. 155 Cape Porpoise 1942 Cylindrical Tower - Eight Stories Razed 1949-Private Property
Loc. 154 Site 1A 1946
Loc. 154 Gelaspus Point 1943 Square Tower with chamfered top level - Five Stories w/ 1 1/2 Story wooden cottage Razed 1949-Private Property
Loc. 153 Site 1A
Loc. 153 Moody Point 1943 Square Tower - Three Stories w/ 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage. Private Property
Loc. 152 Site 1A 1963
 Loc. 152 Bald Head Cliff 1943 Square Tower - Three Stories w/ 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage. Razed 1964-Overbuilt
Loc. 151 Site 1A
 Loc. 151 Cape Neddick 1943 Square Tower - Two Stories w/ One Story wooden cottage Heavily altered 2001-Private Property
Loc. 150 Site 1A 1970s
 Loc. 150 Seal Head Point 1943 Square Tower - Three Stories w/ a 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage Razed 1979-Private Property
Loc. 149 Site 1A 1940s GSA
 Loc. 149 Sisters Point 1943 Square Tower - Five Stories Razed 2004-Private Property
Loc. 148 Site 2B
Loc. 148 Fort Foster
  • Secondary Mines I OP-West
  • Mine Group I OP-East
 1942 Rectangular Tower - Three Stories Fort Foster Park - Converted to restrooms 1970s
Loc. 141 Site 1A
Loc. 141 Appledore Island 1944 Square Tower - Seven Stories Joint UNH Cornell Radio Tower - No access
Loc. 147 Site 1B
Loc. 147 Fort Constitution Mines I-Upper 1942 Square Tower - Two Stories Off Limits -University of New Hampshire
Loc. 145 HECP
 Loc. 145 Fort Stark HD OPS 2-Upper 1943 Unusual design "modernistic building"-Three Stories Off Limits - Fort Stark State Historic Site
Loc. 144 Site 1B
Loc. 144 Frost Point - Fort Dearborn 1943 Rectangular Side-By-Side - One Story Odiorne Point State Park
Loc. 142 Pulpit Rock - Site 1A 1942 Steel girder tower with two story cab Razed 1953-Private Property
Loc. 142 Site 2A
Loc. 142 Pulpit Rock - Site 2A 1943 Cylindrical Tower - Eight Stories Open by appointment or occasional open houseFOPRT
Loc. 139 Site 1A 1987
 Loc. 139 Rye Ledge 1943 Square Tower - Three Stories w/ a 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage Razed 2007-Private Property
Loc. 138 Site 1A
Loc. 138 Great Boars Head 1943 Square Tower with slightly chamfered edges - Six Stories Private Property
Loc. 137B Site 1A 1954
Loc. 137B Salisbury Beach 1943 Square Tower - Three Stories w/ 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage. Razed 1958 - Public Beach
Loc. 137A Site 1A 1950s
Loc. 137A Plum Island 1943 Square Tower on legs - One Story Razed 1953 - section of dunes where the station was is off limits
Loc. 137 Castle Hill 1944 Two Story Cottage Razed 1948 - Trustees of Reservations park
Loc. 136 Site 1A
 Loc. 136 Halibut Point 1943 Square Tower with chamfered top level - Five Stories w/ 1 1/2 Story wooden cottage Halibut Point State Park - Open on Weekends
Loc. 135 Site 1A
Loc. 135 Emerson Point 1943 Cylindrical Tower - Six Stories Private Property
Loc. 134A Eastern Point 1943 Rectangular Tower - Three Stories w/ Two Story wooden cottage Private Property
Loc. 134 Coolidge Point 1943 Square Tower - Five Stories Razed 2025 - Private Property
Loc. 133 Gales Point 1944 Square Tower with top two levels chamfered - Ten Stories Private Property
Loc. 132 Site 1A
Loc. 132 Marblehead Neck - Site 1A 1943 Square Tower w/ Peaked roof - Five Stories Private Property
Loc. 132 Site 2A
Loc. 132 Marblehead Neck - Site 2A 1941 Wooden Cottage - Three Stories Private Property
Loc. 132 Site 3A 1940s
 Loc. 132 Marblehead Neck - Site 3A 1943 Square Tower - Six Stories Razed 195? - Private Property
Loc. 131 East Point - Site 1A 1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories
 Private property
Loc. 131 East Point - Site 2A 1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories Private Property
Loc. 131 East Point - Site 4A 1943 Square Tower - Six Stories Private Property
Loc. 131 East Point - Site 5A 1943 Cottage - Two Stories Razed 195? - Private Property
Loc. 130 Fort Ruckman 1942 Square Tower - Six Stories w/ a Single Story cottage at the rear Private Property
Loc. 129 Site 1A 1940s
Loc. 129 Fort Heath Battery McCook 1901-1907 Three Station Endicott Side-by-Side Station splinter proofed 1943 - One Story Razed 1950s - Fort Heath Park
Loc. 127 Fort Dawes - Site 1C 1924 Manhole Station - One Story Razed 1988-92 - Overbuilt by MWRA
Loc. 127 Fort Dawes - Site 1D Battery 207 BC 1924 Manhole Station - One Story Razed 1988-92 - Overbuilt by MWRA
Loc. 127 Site 1E ca. 1945
Loc. 127 Fort Dawes - Site 1E Gun Group 4 OP & CP 1942 Rectangular Station w/ Semi-Circle front Razed 1988-92 - Overbuilt by MWRA
Loc. 127 Fort Dawes - Site 1G Battery 105 BC 1924 Manhole Station - One Story Razed 1988-92 - Overbuilt by MWRA
Loc. 127 Fort Dawes - Site 1H Battery 207 1924 Manhole Station - One Story Razed 1988-92 - Overbuilt by MWRA
Loc. 127 Fort Dawes - Site 1I 1907 - rebuilt 1943 Side-by-side w/ earth berm - One Story Razed 1988-92 - Overbuilt by MWRA
Loc. 126 Outer Brewster 1943 Rectangular Side-By-Side Manhole Station - One Story Boston Harbor Islands National Park - Open to public
Loc. 124 Great Brewster
  • Mines II Secondary Station
 1944 Manhole Station -One Story Toppled 1970s & no remains - Boston Harbor Islands National Park
Loc. 123 Fort Standish 1943 Square Tower on legs - One Story Boston Harbor Islands National Park - No access
Loc. 122 Fort Strong
  • Mines II Battery Command Station
 1906 Side-by-Side split level station - classic Endicott design - One Story Razed 1960s - Closed to public
Loc. 121 Fort Warren - Site 1A
  • Gun Group 5 OP & CP
 1903 Square Tower - Two Stories Closed to public
Loc. 121 Fort Warren - Site 1B
  • Mines I OP
  • Mines I Primary
 1942 Square Tower - One Story Open to public
Loc. 120 Point Allerton - Site 1B 1926 large Cottage modernized 1942 - Four Stories Razed 1978 - Private Property
Loc. 120 Point Allerton - Site 1C 1943 Rectangular Side-By-Side - One Story Razed 1978 - Private Property
Loc. 120 Point Allerton - Site 1D 1943 Square Tower with top two levels chamfered - Seven Stories Private Property
Site 1C
Loc. 119 Fort Revere
  • Mines I Secondary Station
 1920 Manhole Station with rear entrance - One Story Open to public - Fort Revere Park
Loc. 117 Fort Andrews 1944 Square Tower - One Story Boston Harbor Islands National Park - Open to public
Loc. 116 Strawberry Hill 1943 Square Tower on legs - One story Razed ca. 1951 - Private Property
Loc. 115 Site 1A
 Loc. 115 Strawberry Point - Site 1A 1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories


Private Property
Loc. 115 Site 1B
 Loc. 115 Strawberry Point - Site 1B 1944 Cottage - Three Stories Private Property
Loc. 115 Site 1C
 Loc. 115 Strawberry Point - Site 1C 1941 Steel Tower - Two Story Cab Dismantled 1948 - Private Property
Loc. 115 Site 1D
 Loc. 115 Strawberry Point - Site 1D 1943 Cottage - Two Stories Private Property
Loc. 114 Site 1A
Loc. 114 Fourth Cliff - Site 1A 1943 Cottage - Three Stories No access - Hanscom Recreation Area
Loc. 114 Fourth Cliff - Site 1B 1943 Manhole - One Story w/ One Story wooden cottage on roof No access - Hanscom Recreation Area
Loc. 114 Site 1C
Loc. 114 Fourth Cliff - Site 1C 1943 Square Tower - Five Stories w/ One Story wooden cottage attached No access - Hanscom Recreation Area
Loc. 112 - Brant Rock 1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories Private Property
Site 1A ca. 1995
 Loc. 111 - Gurnet Point 1943 Square Tower with attached generator room - three Stories Razed 1998 - Gurnet Light Station
Loc. 59 Gayhead - Site 1A 1942 Manhole Station - One Story Aquinnah Cliffs - Buried w/ no access
Loc. 59 Gayhead - Site 2 1942 Manhole Station - One Story Aquinnah Cliffs - Could be rubble by now
Loc. 58 Naushon Island - Site 1A 1942 Manhole Station - One Story Private Property
Loc. 58 Naushon Island - Site 2A 1942 Manhole Station - One Story Private Property
Loc. 58 Naushon Island - Site 2B 1942 Manhole Station - One Story Private Property
Loc. 57 Cuttyhunk Island - Site 1A
  • Spare
 Manhole Station - One Story - Not built? Cuttyhunk Island Town Land - Open to public
Loc. 57 Cuttyhunk Island - Site 1B 1942 Manhole Station - One Story Cuttyhunk Island Town Land - Sealed 2021
Loc. 57 Cuttyhunk Island - Site 1C 1942 Manhole Station - One Story Cuttyhunk Island Town Land - Sealed 2021
Loc. 57 Cuttyhunk Island - Site 1D 1942 Manhole Station - One Story Cuttyhunk Island Town Land - Sealed 2021
Loc. 57 Cuttyhunk Island - Site 1E 1942 Manhole Station - One Story Cuttyhunk Island Town Land - Sealed 2021
Loc. 57 Cuttyhunk Island - Site 2A 1942 Manhole Station - One Story Sealed and overbuilt 2025 - Lookout Park
Loc. 58A West Island 1943 Square Tower - Not separated by floors until top Sealed - West Island Town Beach
Loc. 55 Fort Rodman
  • Harbor Defense Observation Station & Gun Group 2 OP
 1943 Manhole - One Story Sealed - Fort Taber Park
Loc. 51 Round Hill 1943 Cottage Demolished 2008 - Private Property
Loc. 51 Gooseberry Island - Site 1B 1942 Cottage - Three Stories Sealed - Gooseberry Neck Reservation
Loc. 51 Gooseberry Island - Site 1D 1942 Square Tower - Not separated by floors until top Sealed - Gooseberry Neck Reservation
Loc. 50 Site 1E 1962
 Loc. 51 Gooseberry Island - Site 1E 1943 Cottage - Three Stories Razed 1978 - Gooseberry Neck Reservation
Loc. 49 Warren Point - Site 1A 1943 Cottage - Two Stories Razed 2019 - Private Property
Loc. 49 Warren Point - Site 1B 1942 Cottage - Three Stories Razed 1970 - Private Property
Loc. 46 Site 1A 1976
Loc. 46 Sauchest Point - Site 1A 1943 Cottage - Three Stories Razed ca. 1981 Sachuest Point Refuge -Open to public
Loc. 46 Site 1B 1974
Loc. 46 Sauchest Point - Site 1B 1942 Barn - Three Stories Razed ca. 1980 Sachuest Point Refuge -Open to public
Loc. 46 Site 1C 1981
Loc. 46 Sauchest Point - Site 1C 1942 Cylindrical Tower - Four Stories Razed ca. 1981 Sachuest Point Refuge -Open to public
Loc. 43 Site 1D
 Loc. 43 Fort Wetherill - Site 1D Mines I Primary OP 1922 Manhole - One Story Open to public - Fort Wetherill State Park
Loc. 43 Site 1E 1991
 Loc. 43 Fort Wetherill - Site 1E Mines II Secondary OP 1909 Side-by-Side split level station - classic Endicott design - One Story Burned 1996 - Fort Wetherill State Park
Loc. 41 Site 1C
 Loc. 41 Fort Burnside - Site 1C
  • Gun Group 3 OP, Gun Group 4 OP, Groupement 2 OP, Battery 213 BC - Upper
  • HECP HDOP - Lower
 1943 Seaside Farmhouse - Three Stories Closed to public - Beavertail State Park
Loc. 40 Prospect Hill - Site 1A
  • Mines I and Mines II Command Post
 1922 Manhole - One Story Sealed up - Conanicut Battery Park
Loc. 40 Prospect Hill - Site 1C
  • Mines II Secondary OP
 1922 Manhole Side by side - One Story Sealed up - Conanicut Battery Park
Loc. 36 The Bonnet
  • Mines I Primary OP
 1942 Manhole - One Story Private Property
Loc. 35 Fort Varnum - Site 1A 1943 Cottage - Three Stories Camp Varnum RI National Guard
Loc. 35 Fort Varnum - Site 1B 1942 Cottage - Two Stories Camp Varnum RI National Guard
Loc. 35 Fort Varnum - Site 1C 1942 Cottage - Three Stories Camp Varnum RI National Guard
Loc. 35 Fort Varnum - Site 1D 1943 Cottage - Three Stories Camp Varnum RI National Guard
Loc. 34 Fort Greene - Site 2C 1942 Cottage - Two Stories Behind a private home
Loc. 33 Fort Greene - Site 1B
  • Battery Hamilton-North Upper
  • Spare-South Upper
  • Gun Group 1 OP-North Lower
  • Groupement 1 OP-South Lower
 1942 Cottage - Three Stories Camp Cronin
Loc. 33 Fort Greene - Site 1C 1942 Cottage - Two Stories Razed 1979 - Camp Cronin
Loc. 33 Fort Greene - Site 1D 1942 Cottage - Three Stories Razed 1979 - Camp Cronin
Loc. 32 Green Hill - Site 1A 1942 Steel Tower - Two Story Cab Dismantled 1960s - Private Property
Loc. 32 Green Hill - Site 1B 1943 Steel Tower - Two Story Cab Dismantled 1960s - Private Property
Loc. 32 Green Hill - Site 1C 1943 Steel Tower - Three Story Cab Dismantled 1960s - Private Property
Loc. 31 Charlestown 1943 Cottage - Three Stories Private Residence
Loc. 29 Noyes Point - Site 1A
  • Spare-Upper
  • Battery 215-Lower
 1943 Steel Tower - Two Story Cab Dismantled mid 1960s - Private Property
Loc. 29 Noyes Point - Site 1B 1943 Steel Tower - Two Story Cab Dismantled mid 1960s - Private Property
Loc. 27 Watch Hill - Site 2B 1944 Square Tower - Six Stories? Razed 1940s - Watch Hill Light
Loc. 27 Watch Hill - Site 2A
  • Battery 214-East
  • Battery 216-West
 1944 Cottage - One Story Razed 1940s - Watch Hill Light
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