| Gettysburg National Tower | |
|---|---|
 Gettysburg National Tower as seen from the southwest | |
  Location within Pennsylvania | |
| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Type | Observation tower |
| Location | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Coordinates | 39°49′0.3″N 77°13′42.2″W / 39.816750°N 77.228389°W |
| Construction started | 1972 |
| Completed | 1974 |
| Opening | July 29, 1974 |
| Closed | 2000 |
| Demolished | July 3, 2000 |
| Cost | $2.5 million USD |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Top floor | 94 m (307 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 |
| Lifts/elevators | 2[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Thomas R. Ottenstein |
| References | |
| [2][3] | |
The Gettysburg National Tower was a 307-foot (94 m) hyperboloid observation tower that overlooked the Gettysburg National Military Park and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, from 1974 to 2000.[3] The privately owned tower attracted many of the battlefield's visitors, who paid a fee to access its observation decks.[2]
Controversial even before it opened, the structure was eventually seized by eminent domain and demolished.
- ^ "The Gettysburg National Tower". GettysburgAddress.com. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ^ a b Strawley, George (2000-07-04). "1970s Tower at Gettysburg Demolished". AP. Archived from the original on 2009-10-22.
- ^ a b Latschar, John (2001). "The Taking of the Gettysburg Tower" (PDF). The George Wright Forum. 18 (1): 24–33.