Mount Tom State Park

Mount Tom State Park
Tower
Mount Tom Tower
Mount Tom State Park is located in Connecticut
Mount Tom State Park
Mount Tom State Park
Mount Tom State Park is located in the United States
Mount Tom State Park
Mount Tom State Park
LocationLitchfield, Morris and Washington, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates41°41′36″N 73°16′24″W / 41.69333°N 73.27333°W / 41.69333; -73.27333[1]
Area231 acres (93 ha)[2]
Elevation1,289 ft (393 m)[1]
Established1915[3]
Administered byConnecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
DesignationConnecticut state park
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Mount Tom Tower
LocationMount Tom State Park, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built1921
Built byJohn DaRoss from Litchfield, CT
ArchitectAlfred M. Turner
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Jacobean Revival
NRHP reference No.93001247
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1993

Mount Tom State Park is a public recreation area lying south of US Route 202 in the towns of Washington, Litchfield, and Morris, Connecticut. The state park occupies 231 acres (93 ha) on the southwest shore of Mount Tom Pond[4] and is home to the Mount Tom Tower, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[5] It is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Mount Tom". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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