Area less than one acre Architectural style Fire Control Tower NJRHP # 4169 Added to NRHP 17 November 2003 | Built 1942 NRHP Reference # 03000655 Opened 1942 | |
Location Sunset Boulevard, Lower Township, New Jersey Similar Nature Center of Cape May, Historic Cold Spring Vil, Emlen Physick Estate, Jonathan Pyne House, Naval Air Station Wildwood |
Fire Control Tower No. 23 is a NRHP-listed tower located in Lower Township, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. The tower was built in 1942 as part of Fort Miles, the system of harbor defenses of the Delaware Bay. It was one of 15 towers from North Wildwood, New Jersey to Bethany Beach, Delaware used to aim coastal batteries at German ships and submarines. It is located near Sunset Beach in Cape May Point State Park.
The tower was added to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places on May 29, 2003 and to the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 2003. About this time the tower was renovated under the direction of architect Robert Russell. Spiral staircases, lighting and safety features were installed, allowing the public to climb to the top of the tower and a wooden walkway was built to Sunset Avenue.