Lawson Tower | |
 Lawson Tower, Scituate, Massachusetts. The tower was part of Lawson's Dreamwold estate. | |
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| Location | Scituate Center, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°12′1″N 70°45′21″W / 42.20028°N 70.75583°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1902[2] |
| Architect | Coolidge & Carlson[3] |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001963[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 28, 1976 |
Lawson Tower is a historic tower built in the style of a European castle turret. It is located off First Parish Road in Scituate Center, Massachusetts, United States. Built in 1902 to enclose a steel water tank, it is a major local landmark. The Scituate Water Company stopped using the tank in 1988. The tower is listed as both an American Water Landmark and in the National Register of Historic Places. It has become a popular tourist destination, featuring sweeping views of the South Shore, Old Scituate Light, Minot's Ledge Light and the nearby First Trinitarian Congregational Church.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ by the Charles Logue Co., source - "Beauty, Strength, Speed: Celebrating 100 Years of Thomas W. Lawson's Dreamwold" by Carol Miles and John J. Galluzzo.
- ^ "Beauty, Strength, Speed: Celebrating 100 Years of Thomas W. Lawson's Dreamwold" by Carol Miles and John J. Galluzzo.