Cairo Skywatch Tower
Cairo Skywatch Tower | |
Cairo Skywatch Tower, October 2008 | |
40°32′26″N 86°55′30″W / 40.54056°N 86.92500°W / 40.54056; -86.92500 | |
Area | 0 acres (0 ha) |
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Built | 1952 (1952) |
NRHP reference No. | 02000202[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 21, 2002 |
Cairo Skywatch Tower, also known as Delta Lima 3 Green Ground Observation Tower, is a historic watchtower located in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It was built in 1952, and is a 40-foot tall wooden structure. It once had a glass-enclosed office. It was the first officially commissioned rural skywatch tower by the United States Air Force's Civilian Ground Observation Corps under the Operation Skywatch program.[2]: 5–6 In 1959, after the dissolution of the Civilian Ground Observation Corps, the watchtower was also abandoned.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved July 1, 2016. Note: This includes John M. Harris; Angela Bowen; Ben Ross (July 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cairo Skywatch Tower" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs
- ^ Poletika, Nicole (April 7, 2016). ""Wake Up! Sign Up! Look Up!:" Indiana and the Ground Observer Corps". The Indiana History Blog. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
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Historic Landmark
- Tippecanoe Battlefield
- John E. and Catherine E. Christian House (Samara)
districts
- Battle Ground Historic District
- Centennial Neighborhood District
- Chauncey–Stadium Avenues Historic District
- Dayton Historic District
- Downtown Lafayette Historic District
- Ellsworth Historic District
- Happy Hollow Heights Historic District
- Highland Park Neighborhood Historic District
- Hills and Dales Historic District
- Indiana State Soldiers Home Historic District
- Jefferson Historic District
- Ninth Street Hill Neighborhood Historic District
- Park Mary Historic District
- Perrin Historic District
- St. Mary Historic District
- Upper Main Street Historic District
properties
- Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity House
- Archeological Sites 12T59 and 12T530
- Jesse Andrew House
- Judge Cyrus Ball House
- Big Four Depot
- Cairo Skywatch Tower
- Curtis-Grace House
- Ely Homestead
- Enterprise Hotel
- Falley Home
- Farmers Institute
- Fort Ouiatenon
- Moses Fowler House
- Hershey House
- Marian Apartments
- Mars Theatre
- Levi and Lucy Morehouse Farm
- Morton School
- James Pierce Jr. House
- William Potter House
- St. John's Episcopal Church
- Scott Street Pavilion
- Stidham United Methodist Church
- Temple Israel
- Tippecanoe County Courthouse
- The Varsity
- Waldron–Beck House and Carriage House
- James H. Ward House
- West Lafayette Baptist Church (formerly listed)
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