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Location DB > United States > New Jersey > Cape May Point > Fire Control Tower No. 23  Name Fire Control Tower No. 23  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by NotLost on 10/6/2011 4:30 PM last modified by NotLost on 10/6/2011 4:32 PM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled by its creator as Public, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description  Basic Information Type: Building Status: Repurposed Accessibility: Easy Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby  Physical Information Address Sunset Blvd. Cape May Point, New Jersey United States Owner:  Hazards  Interesting Features  Security Measures open to public  Historical Dates Built: 1942 Closed: 0  Required Equipment  Recommended Equipment camera  History Fire Control Tower No. 23 is New Jersey’s last remaining restorable World War II tower, part of the immense Harbor Defense of the Delaware system known as Fort Miles. Built in 1942, the tower was one of 15 towers that helped aim batteries of coastal artillery, stretching from North Wildwood, N.J. to Bethany Beach, DE. Four were in Cape May County, N.J.—the towers located in North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest were torn down and a third tower is located inside Cape May’s Grand Hotel, Beach and Philadelphia avenues. Fire Control Tower No. 23 is on land now part of the Cape May Point State Park. The tower was listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places on May 29, 2003 and on the National Register on Nov. 17, 2003. Phase I of this project included the following: building spiral staircases in the Tower so that the public can safely climb to the top; construction of a wooden walkway from the street to the Tower, and a deck around its base, to preserve the fragile dune environment; replacing the missing windows and doors; recreating historical details, such as the original wooden ladders, and outfitting the watch room and viewing platform at the top; installing interpretive panels along the walkway and at every level in the Tower; introducing lighting and safety alarms; and upgrading the existing parking lot across Sunset Boulevard and connecting it with a cross-walk to the Tower. This project was helped made possible by MAC’s restoration architect, Robert Russell of Holt Morgan Russell and three agencies which have awarded MAC $1.3 million in funding for the project: the New Jersey Historic Trust, the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority and the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.  Media Coverage  Future Plans  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries Gallery 1 Thu, Oct 6th, 2011 posted by NotLost 10 pictures   Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. This location has not yet been rated by a moderator.  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Opheliaism on 10/6/2011 10:41 PM.  Latest Changes on Oct 6 11 at 22:41, Opheliaism validated this location on Oct 6 11 at 16:37, NotLost made this location available on Oct 6 11 at 16:36, NotLost added some pictures to a gallery on Oct 6 11 at 16:33, NotLost created a new gallery on Oct 6 11 at 16:33, NotLost updated the main picture on Oct 6 11 at 16:32, NotLost changed the following: City, Province / State (please use full name), Country, Publically Viewable, Status, Accessibility, Recommendation, Security Measures, Recommended Equipment on Oct 6 11 at 16:31, NotLost changed the following: Notes for Mods, Type, Street Address, History, Year Built, Year Closed, Interesting Features, Media Coverage, Future Plans, Description, Web Links  Forum Threads about this Location  Who's been looking? Click here to see who'se been looking.  Report Problems Is this location inappropriate / broken / missing key info? If it's something you can fix, please scroll up and click the EDIT button. If this location was only posted a few days ago, give the creator time to work on it. Please try sending a message directly to the creator of the location. You'll find that info at the top of this page. Otherwise, ONLY if you've already tried to contact the original creator,: Click here to notify an administrator. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 125 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 738862919 pages have been generated.