Fire Control Tower List
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)
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Location | Batteries Served | Style | Construction Date | Features | Notes |
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Fort Baldwin ME | Battery Steele | Square Tower | 1942 | Anti Aircraft Observation Post | Most northern FC structure in Portland
Open occasionally |
MAINE:
Fort Baldwin Fire Control Tower--Open Occasionally--Fort Baldwin
Small Point/Bald Head Fire Control Tower--Private Property--Small Point MR
Baileys Island Fire Control Towers (Two)--Private Property--Bailey Island MR
Jewell Island Fire Control Towers (Two)--Open to the public--Jewell Island MR
Long Island Fire Control Tower--Private Property--Long Island MR
Peaks Island Fire Control Towers (Four)--Two Mine OP's (Private)& Two FCT's (Public, but sealed)--Peaks Island MR
Fort Levett Fire Control Towers (Four)--Mine OP--Gun Group OP--Two FCT's--Private Property--Fort Levett
Trundy Point/Blue Hill Towers (Two)--One open to the public--Trundy Point MR
Cape Elizabeth (Two)--One sealed & One on private property into an old lighthouse--Cape Elizabeth MR
Prouts Neck Tower--Razed 2004--Private Property--Prouts Neck MR
Biddeford Pool Tower--Razed 195?--On a Golf Course--Biddeford Pool MR
Cape Porpoise Tower--Razed 1949 by USACE--Private Property--Cape Porpoise MR
Great Hill/Gelaspus Point--Razed 1949--Private Property--Gelaspus Point MR
Moody Point Station--Partially Razed 1965--Garnsey Brothers Real Estate--Moody Point MR
Bald Head Station--Razed 1964--Bald Head Cliff Hotel--Bald Head Cliff MR
York Cliffs Station--Altered 2001--Private Property--Cape Neddick MR
Seal Head Station--Razed 1979--Private Property--Seal Head Point MR
Sisters Point Tower--Razed 2004--Private Property--Sisters Point MR
Sewards Point Station (Battery Bohlen)--Private Property--Fort Foster B" Station
Fort Foster Towers (Two)--Double Mine OP & Battery Commanders Tower--Sealed--Fort Foster
Appledore Island Tower--Closed to public--Appledore Island MR
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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 Dearborn Station--Gun Group 1 Station--Built into 103 BC Station--Open to public--Fort Dearborn
Pulpit Rock Tower--Open occasionally--Pulpit Rock Camp
Rye Ledge Station--Razed 2007-Private Property--Rye Ledge MR
Great Boars Head/Hampton Beach Tower--Private Property--Great Boars Head MR
MASSACHUSETTS
Plum Island Station--Razed 1950s--Closed to public--Plum Island MR
Salisbury Beach Station--Collapsed 1958--Public beach--Salisbury Beach MR
Crane Estate/Castle Hill Station--Razed 1948--Open to public--Castle Hill MR
Halibut Point Tower--Altered 1996 & 2018--Open on weekends--Halibut Point MR
Emerson Point Tower--Private Property--Emerson Point MR
Eastern Point Station--Altered?--Private Property--Eastern Point MR
Coolidge Point Tower--Altered 1974--Private Property--Coolidge Point MR
Smith/Gales Point Station--Altered 1976--Private Property--Gales Point MR
Marblehead Neck Towers (Three)--One 5 story razed 1950s, One Cottage slightly altered & One 5 Story--All Private Property--Marblehead Neck MR
Nahant Towers (Five)--Two 8 story, Two 6 story & One cottage razed 1950s--All Private Property--Fort Ruckman, East Point MR
Deer Island Stations (Amount Undetermined)--All Stations razed 1988-92--No access--Fort Dawes
Lovells Island Stations (Two)--Mine OP & FCS--Open to public--Fort Standish
Great Brewster Island Mine OP (pushed off bluff 197? for safety)--Great Brewster MR
Outer Brewster Island Station--Atop Battery Jewell--Open to public--Outer Brewster Island MR
Georges Island (Two)--Mine OP--Repurposed Endicott tower for Gun Group 5--Open to public--Fort Warren
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
Strawberry Hill Station--Razed 195? --located in front of 1907 station (now home)--Private Property--Strawberry Hill MR
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
Fourth Cliff Stations (Three)--One 5 story FCT--One 3 story FCS--One 1 story station--Private Property--Fourth Cliff MR
Gurnet Point Station--Razed 1998--Open to public--Gurnet Point MR
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
West Island Tower--Sealed--Public Beach--Rocky Point MR
Round Hill Station--Razed 2008--Private Property--Round Hill MR
Gooseberry Neck Towers (Three)--One razed 1978--Sealed--Gooseberry Neck MR
RHODE ISLAND
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--Bonnet Point MR
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--Quonochontaug Neck MR
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
This list is subject to change as more pre-WWII Stations are added