Fire Control Tower List

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, Groupement's). I have not decided to include Battery Commanders Stations or Command Posts unless it is a combined station. Please contact me with any questions or corrections.

Image	Location	Batteries Served	Style	Construction Date	Notes	Accesibility
	Fort Baldwin ME	Battery Steele-Upper	Square Tower - Five Stories	1943	Anti-Aircraft OP 10 Most Northern FC Station in New England	Fort Baldwin State Historic Site - Open occasionally
	Small Point ME	Battery Steele-Upper Battery Cravens-Lower	Square Tower - Six Stories	1943	Anti-Aircraft OP 9 Fire Control Switchboard A temporary station was built here for the 155mm battery at Fort Baldwin	Private Property
	Bailey Island ME	Site 1C: Battery Steele-Upper Battery Cravens-Lower Site 1B: Battery Foote-Upper Battery 202-Lower	Site 1C: Square Tower - Eight Stories Site 1B: Square Tower - Six Stories	1943	Site 1C housed a radar for Battery Steele and Anti-Aircraft OP 8	Private Property
	Jewell Island ME	Site 1D: Battery Steele-Upper Battery Cravens-Middle Battery 202-Lower Site 1B: Battery Foote-Upper Battery 201-Middle Gun-Group 7 Command-Lower	Site 1D: Square Tower - Eight Stories Site 1B: Disguised as castle tower - Four Stories	Site-1D: 1943 Site: 1B: 1934	Site 1B was one of two Fire Control Stations built for Battery Foote pre-WWII. It also served Battery Bowdin at Fort Levett and Battery Ingalls when first built. Site 1B Anti-Aircraft OP 7	Public Park
	Long Island ME	Secondary Mine II OP-upper Battery Carpenter-Middle Gun-Group 6 Command-Lower	Circular Tower disguised as a standpipe - Seven Stories	1943	Radar located on the roof for Battery Carpenter and backup for Battery Ferguson. Operations and generator building converted to homes. Anti-Aircraft OP 6	Private Property
	Peaks Island ME	Site 1G: Mines II CP Site 1H: Battery Steele-Upper Battery Cravens BC-Middle Gun-Group 2 Command-Lower Site 1I: Primary Mines II OP-Upper Battery Cravens-Middle Battery Steele BC-Lower Site 1J: Groupement 1 Command Post Site 2A: Secondary Mines II OP	Site 1G: Cottage Side-by-Side - Three Stories Site 1H Square Tower - Six Stories Site 1I: Square Tower - Six Stories Site 1J: Stucco Side-by-Side (1909) - One Story Site 2A: Square Tower - One Story	1942-43	1909 stucco station used for mortar batteries and heavily renovated over time. Anti-Aircraft Observation Post. Fire Control Switchboard Groupement Command Post was situated inside the stucco station from 1909 but supposedly in 1943 a concrete square tower was built?	All Stations private property or sealed
Site 1B Site 1E Site 1H Site 1J	Cushings Island ME	Site 1B: Secondary Mines I OP-Upper & Lower Site 1E: Battery Foote-Upper Battery 201-Middle Battery Ferguson-Lower Site 1H: Battery 202-Upper Battery Carpenter-Middle Gun-Group 5 Command-Lower Site 1J: Gun-Group 1 Command-Upper	Site 1B: Square Tower - Two Stories Site 1E: Square Tower - Eight Stories Site 1H: Square Tower - Eight Stories Site 1J: Rectangular base w/ square tower** - Two Stories	1942-44	Site 1B: Built on Battery Daniels 1920 CRF Station. Site 1E: Many original windows remaining. Site 1H: Anti-Aircraft OP 5 hanging off the back of the tower. Site 1J: **Base of the station houses the G-1 Command Post which is larger than the station sitting atop it. DPF bolts drilled off.	Cushings Island is private
Site 1A Site 1B	Trundy Point ME	Site 1A Battery Foote Site 1B Battery Cravens-Upper Battery Ferguson-Lower	Site 1A Steel Tower with concrete cab Site 1B Square Tower - Eight Stories	Site 1A 1922 Site 1B 1943	Site 1A Only remaining steel tower North of New Jersey Disguised as Fire Tower seen on mountains One of two originally for Battery Foote Steps to top partially removed for safety Site 1B Sixth floor ladder removed	Both towers open to public
Site 1B Site 2A	Cape Elizabeth ME	Site 1B Battery 201-Upper Unused-Middle Battery 201 BC-Lower Site 2A Battery 203-Upper Battery 202-Lower	Site 1B Cylindrical Tower to simulate silo - Six Stories Site 2A Built atop old lighthouse to simulate water tower - Two Stories	Site 1B 1943 Site 2A 1874-1942	Site 1B Nearly identical to the station at Emerson Point MR Wooden ladders rotted Site 2A Built atop the Cape Elizabeth West Light SCR 296 for Battery 201 on roof Earlier 1925 station for Battery Kearny-Chase Anti-Aircraft OP 4	Both closed to the public at this time.
Site 1A 1990s	Prouts Neck ME	Battery Steele-7th Battery Foote-6th Battery Cravens-5th Battery 201-4th	Square Tower w/ chamfered corners- Seven Stories	1943	Four observation levels 6th floor balcony Anti-Aircraft OP 3	Razed 2004-Private Property
Site 1A 1940s	Biddeford Pool ME	Battery Steele-Upper Battery Foote-Middle Battery 201-Lower	Square Tower - Six Stories w/ Two Story cottage surrounding.	1943	Disguised as church or school Location of the station is still evident by depression in the ground Anti-Aircraft OP 2	Razed 195?-Private Property
Site 1A 1945	Cape Porpoise ME	Battery Steele-Upper Spare-Lower	Cylindrical Tower - Eight Stories	1942	Disguised as windmill? Anti-Aircraft OP 1 HD Portland	Razed 1949-Private Property
Site 1A 1946	Gelaspus Point ME	Battery Seaman-Upper Spare-Lower	Square Tower with chamfered top level - Five Stories w/ 1 1/2 Story wooden cottage	1943	Disguised as belltower or church? Anti-Aircraft OP 13	Razed 1949-Private Property
Site 1A	Moody Point ME	Battery Seaman-Upper	Square Tower - Three Stories w/ 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage.	1943	Disguised as cottage Anti-Aircraft OP 12	Private Property
Site 1A 1963	Bald Head Cliff ME	Battery Seaman-Upper	Square Tower - Three Stories w/ 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage.	1943	Disguised as cottage Building disguised as garage had a well and tank Anti-Aircraft OP 11	Razed 1964-Overbuilt
Site 1A	Cape Neddick ME	Battery 205-Upper Battery Seaman-Lower	Square Tower - Two Stories w/ One Story wooden cottage	1943	Disguised as cottage Building disguised as garage had FC switchboard Anti-Aircraft OP 10	Heavily altered 2001-Private Property
Site 1A 1970s	Seal Head Point ME	Battery 204-Upper Battery 205-Middle Battery Seaman-Lower	Square Tower - Three Stories w/ a 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage	1943	Disguised as large seaside home Anti-Aircraft OP 9	Razed 1979-Private Property
	Sisters Point ME	Battery 205 1942 HD OPS 3 1944-Upper Battery 204-Middle Battery Seaman-Lower	Square Tower - Five Stories	1943	Anti-Aircraft OP 8 in a rear balcony SCR 296 for Battery 205 nearby on steel girder tower	Razed 2004-Private Property
Site 2B	Kittery ME	Secondary Mines I OP-West Mine Group I OP-East	Rectangular Tower - Three Stories	1942	MG1 Command Post on second floor	Fort Foster Park - Converted to restrooms 1970s
Site 1A	Appledore Island ME	Battery Seaman-Upper Battery 205-Middle Fort Dearborn-Lower	Square Tower - Seven Stories	1944	Anti-Aircraft OP 6 SCR 296 for Battery Seaman on roof. Operations and generators on first two floors	Joint UNH Cornell Radio Tower - No access
Site 1B	New Castle NH	Mines I-Upper	Square Tower - Two Stories	1942	Mines I Plotting room on first floor HD OPS 2 from 1942-44 Built on Battery Farnsworth	Entire battery is UNH storage and fenced off
Site 1D	New Castle NH	Site 1A HD OPS 2-Upper	Unusual design "modernistic building"-Three Stories	1943	Combined with the HECP/HDCP built on Battery Kirk	Fort Stark State Historic Site - Fenced off
Site 1A	Frost Point Rye NH	Battery Seaman BC-North Gun Group 1 OP-South	Rectangular Side-By-Side - One Story	1943	Atop Battery Seaman Not combined with G1 Command Post	Odiorne Point State Park-Open to public
Site 2A	Rye NH	Battery Seaman-Upper Battery 204-Lower	Cylindrical Tower - Eight Stories	1942	Anti-Aircraft OP 7 Manned through WWII Used by Navy Post War and Fish and Game	Open twice a year by FOPRT
Site 1A 1987	Rye NH	Battery 205-Upper Battery Seaman-Middle Battery 204-Lower	Square Tower - Three Stories w/ a 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage	1943	Anti-Aircraft OP 5 Heavily renovated 1967	Razed 2007-Private Property
Site 1A	Hampton NH	Battery 204-Upper Battery Seaman-Lower	Square Tower with slightly chamfered edges - Six Stroies	1943	Anti-Aircraft OP 4 Used by MIT Lincoln Labs for SAGE in the 50s-60s	Private Property
	Salisbury MA	Battery Seaman-Upper	Square Tower - Three Stories w/ 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage.	1943	Disguised as cottage Anti-Aircraft OP 3	Razed 1958 - Public Beach
Site 1A 1950s	Plum Island MA	Battery Seaman	Square Tower on legs - One Story	1943	Anti-Aircraft OP 2 Leased from Fish and Wildlife Service 1942 Used to store explosives by Mass National Guard 1950s	Razed 1953 - section of dunes where the station was is off limits
Site 1A from 1944 RCW	Ipswitch MA	Battery Seaman Battery Murphy	Two Story Cottage	1944	Anti-Aircraft OP 1 HD Portsmouth Well shelter built behind station	Razed 1948 - Trustees of Reservations park
Site 1A	Rockport MA	Battery Murphy-Upper Groupement 2 OP 4-Middle Battery Seaman-Lower	Square Tower with chamfered top level - Five Stories w/ 1 1/2 Story wooden cottage	1943	Anti-Aircraft OP 18 Used by MIT Lincoln Labs for SAGE 1950s-60s Became State Park HQ 1980	Halibut Point State Park - Open on Weekends
Site 1A	Rockport MA	Battery 105-Upper Battery Murphy-Middle Groupement 2 OP 3-Lower	Cylindrical Tower - Six Stories	1943	Anti-Aircraft OP 17	Private Property
	Gloucester MA	Battery Murphy-East Fort Dawes-West	Rectangular Tower - Three Stories w/ Two Story wooden cottage	1943	Anti-Aircraft OP 16 Converted to residence	Private Property
	Manchester MA	Battery Long-Upper Battery Gardener-Middle Spare-Lower	Square Tower - Five Stories	1943	Anti-Aircraft OP 15 Barracks combined with house to make residence 1974	Private Property
	Manchester MA	Battery Murphy Battery 105\ Battery 206	Square Tower with top two levels chamfered - Ten Stories	1944	Anti-Aircraft OP 14 SCR 296 on roof Battery Murphy Converted to upscale residence 1970s and 90s	Private Property
Site 1A Site 2A Site 3A 1940s	Marblehead MA	Site 1A: Battery Jewell-Upper Battery 206-Middle Battery Murphy-Lower Site 2A: Battery Long-Upper Battery Gardener-Lower Site 3A: Battery 207-Upper Battery 105-Middle Groupement 2 OP 2-Lower	Site 1A:Square Tower w/ Peaked roof - Five Stories Site 2A: Wooden Cottage - Three Stories Site 3A: Square Tower - Six Stories	Site 1A: 1943Site 2A: 1941 Site 3A: 1943	Site 1A: Excellent condition w/ functional light system Site 2A: Converted to private residence Anti-Aircraft OP 13 Site 3A: SCR 296 for Battery 206 on steel tower nearby	No remains at 3A - All Private Property
	Nahant MA	Site 1A: Battery 206-Upper Battery 105-Midde Gun Group 6 OP & CP Site 2A: Battery Murphy-Upper Battery Gardener-Middle Battery 206 BC-Lower Site 4A Battery Long-Upper Battery Jewell-Middle Gun Group 7 OP & CP Site 5A: Battery Murphy BC-South Battery 207-North	Site 1A:Square Tower - Eight Stories Site 2A: Square Tower - Eight Stories Site 4A Square Tower - Six Stories Site 5A: Cottage - Two Stories	1943	Site 1A: Anti-Aircraft OP 12 Site 2A: Identical to 1A Site 4A SCR 296 for Battery Gardener on roof Attached to private home Site 5A: Disguised as cottage Razed 1950s	All on private property
	Nahant MA	Battery Gardener BC-Upper Battery McCook-Middle Battery Whipple-Lower	Square Tower - Six Stories w/ a Single Story cottage at the rear	1942	Groupement 2 CP in wooden cottage Private Residence	Private Property
	Winthrop MA	Battery McCook	Three Station Endicott Side-by-Side Station - One Story	1901-1907 Splinterproofed 1943	Modernized Endicott station Anti-Aircraft OP 11 in sandbagged position front of station	Razed 1950s - Fort Heath Park
	Deer Island, Winthrop MA	Site 1C: Battery McCook Site 1D: Battery 207 BC Site 1E: Gun Group 4 OP & CP Site 1G: Battery 105 BC Site 1H: Battery 207 Site 1I: Battery Whipple Mines II Primary Station Groupement 2 OP 1	Site 1C:Manhole Station - One Story Site 1D: Manhole Station - One Story Site 1E: Rectangular Station w/ Semi-Circle front Site 1G: Manhole Station - One Story Site 1H: Manhole Station - One Story Site 1I: Side-by-side w/ earth berm - One Story	Site 1C:1924 Site 1D: 1924 Site 1E: 1942 Site 1G: 1924 Site 1H: 1924 Site 1I: 1907 - rebuilt 1943	Site 1C: Served Battery Kellog until WWII Site 1D: Anti-Aircraft OP 10 Site 1E: In HECP Site 1G: Served Battery Lincoln until WWII Site 1H: Served Battery Winthrop until 1943 Site 1I: New concrete station built on foundation of 1907 station 1944	All razed 1988-92 - Overbuilt by MWRA
	Outer Brewster Island MA	Battery Jewell-SouthBattery Jewell BC -North	Rectangular Side-By-Side Manhole Station - One Story	1943	Built atop Battery Jewell Anti-Aircraft OP 9	Boston Harbor Islands National Park - Open to public
	Great Brewster Island MA	Mines II Secondary Station	Manhole Station -One Story	1944	Toppled by Navy Ordnance crew	Toppled 1970s - Boston Harbor Islands National Park
	Lovells Island MA	Battery Whipple	Square Tower on legs - One Story	1943		Boston Harbor Islands National Park - Open to public
	Long Island MA	Mines II Battery Command Station	Side-by-Side split level station - classic Endicott design	1906? rebuilt 1940s?	Located next to Battery Drum Built inside the former double mine op and in 1938 MBC 2 and plotting rooms	Razed 1960s - Closed to public
	Georges Island MA	Site 1A: Gun Group 5 OP & CP Site 1B: Mines I OP Mines I Primary	Site 1A:Square Tower - Two Stories Site 1B: Square Tower - One Story	Site 1A:1903 top level rebuilt 1943 Site 1B: 1942	Site 1A: Originally for Battery Adams then converted to the Fort Signal Station ca. 1920 Anti-Aircraft OP 8 Signal Station on first floor Gun Group 5 was for the mines Site 1B: Built on the site of a 1908 double mine station	Site 1A:Closed to public Site 1B: Open to public
	Hull MA	Site 1B: Battery Gardener-Upper Battery Long BC - West Middle Groupement 1 OP 3 - East Middle Harbor Defense Observation Post & Groupement 1 CP - West Lower Battery Long-East Lower Site 1C: Battery 206-North Battery 105-South Site 1D: Battery Murphy-Upper Battery Jewell-Middle Battery 207-Lower	Site 1B:Large Cottage - Four Stories Site 1C: Square Tower with top two levels chamfered Site 1D: Square Tower with top two levels chamfered - Seven Stories	Site 1B:1926 Site 1C: 1943 Site 1D: 1943	Site 1B: Replaced and earlier station after fire SCR 682 on roof Razed 1978 Site 1C: Garage design Razed 1978 Site 1D: Anti-Aircraft OP 7	All Private Property
Site 1C	Hull MA	Mines I Secondary Station	Manhole Station with rear entrance - One Story	ca. 1920	Camouflage paint still on exterior Used by Navy postwar	Private Property but wide open
	Peddocks Island MA	Battery McCook	Square Tower - One Story	1944	Very good condition-hard to locate	Boston Harbor Islands National Park - Open to public
	Hull MA	Battery Whipple	Square Tower on legs - One story	1943	Built in berm of 1907 station Anti-Aircraft OP 6	Razed ca. 1951 - Private Property
Site 1A Site 1B Site 1C 1945 GSA Site 1D	Scituate MA	Site 1A: Battery 206-Upper Battery 207-Middle Spare-Lower Site 1B: Battery 208-Upper Gun Group 2 OP-North Battery 105-South Site 1C: Battery Long-Upper Battery Gardener-Lower Site 1D: Battery Murphy-Upper Battery Jewell-North Lower Groupement 1 OP 2-South Lower	Site 1A:Square Tower - Eight Stories Site 1B: Cottage - Three Stories Site 1C: Steel Tower - Two Story Cab Site 1D: Cottage - Two Stories	Site 1A:1943 Site 1B: 1944 Site 1C: 1941 Site 1D: 1943	Site 1A: Sealed with concrete Anti-Aircraft OP 5 Site 1B: Private Residence Groupement 2 CP Site 1C: Dismantled 1948 Had Anti-Aircraft OP until 1943 Site 1D: Private Residence	Private Property
	Scituate MA	Site 1A: Battery Murphy-Upper Gun Group 1 OP-North Lower Battery Jewell-South Lower Site 1B: Battery 208 BC-North Battery 105-South Site 1C: Battery Long-Upper Battery 208-Middle Spare-Lower	Site 1A:Cottage - Three Stories Site 1B: Manhole - One Story w/ One Story wooden cottage on roof Site 1C: Square Tower - Five Stories w/ one story wooden cottage attached	Site 1A:1943 Site 1B: 1943 Site 1C: 1943	Site 1A: Gun Group 1 CP on first floor Anti-Aircraft OP 4 Restored 2020 Site 1B: Built atop Battery 208 Wooden cottage removed Site 1C: Wooden cottage removed 1990s	All Private Property - Hanscom recreation area
	Marshfield MA	Battery Long-Upper Battery 105-Middle Battery 208-Lower	Square Tower - Eight Stories	1943	Anti-Aircraft OP 3 Converted to residence 1970s - now being restored	Private Property
Site 1A ca. 1995	Plymouth MA	Battery 208-Upper Groupement 1 OP 1	Square Tower with attached generator room - three Stories	1943	Anti-Aircraft OP 2 HD Boston Middle level used for USCG observation Located atop a rampart of old Fort Andrew	Razed 1998 - Open to public
	Aquinnah MA	Site 1A: Battery 210 Site 2: Battery Gray	Manhole Station - One Story	1942	Site 1A: Station buried to roof w/ viewing platform built around Site 2: Fell to beach 1970s	Aquinnah Cliffs - Open to public
	Naushon Island MA	Site 1A: Battery 210 Site 2A: Battery 210 Site 2B: Battery Milliken	Manhole Station - One Story	1942	All stations have remnants of barracks nearby Site 1A had Anti-Aircraft OP 6	Private Property
	Cuttyhunk Island MA	Site 1A: Spare Site 1B: Battery 212 Site 1C: Battery 210 Site 1D: Battery Gray Site 1E: Battery Reilly Site 2A: Battery Milliken	Manhole Station - One Story	1942	Site 2A: Anti-Aircraft OP 5 Still has DPF pedestal Switchboard and powerhouse nearby Observation deck built on roof	Cuttyhunk Island Town Land - Open to public
	West Island MA	Battery Milliken-Upper Battery 210-Lower	Square Tower - Not separated by floors until top	1943	Sealed up Disguised as lighthouse Anti-Aircraft OP 3	West Island Town Beach - Open to public
	New Bedford MA	Harbor Defense Observation Station & Gun Group 2 OP	Manhole - One Story	1943	On top of Battery Milliken	Fort Taber Park - Open to public
	Dartmouth MA	Battery Milliken-Upper Battery 210-Lower	Cottage	1943	One level incorporated into a home Anti-Aircraft OP 2	Any remains demolished 2008 - Private Property
	Fairhaven MA	Site 1B: Battery 109-Upper Battery Reilly-Lower Site 1D: Spare-Upper Battery Gray-Middle Battery 212-Lower Site 1E: Battery Milliken	Site 1B: Cottage - Three Stories Site 1D: Square Tower - Not separated by floors until top Site 1E: Cottage - Three Stories	Site 1B: 1942 Site 1D: 1942 Site 1E: 1943	Site 1B: Site 1D: Disguised as lighthouse Anti-Aircraft OP 1 HD New Bedford Site 1E: Razed 1978	Gooseberry Neck Reservation - Open to Public
	Little Compton RI

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--

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--

Block Island Stations (Eight)--Four towers & Four cottages--Two razed between 1970-85 & Two razed between 1980-85--Private Property--

Noyes Neck Towers (Two)--Razed before 1963--Private Property--Watch Hill Stations (Two)--One Cottage & One Tower--Razed immediately after WWII--Watch Hill MR