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Lawson Tower
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National Register of Historic Places

Lawson Tower

Scituate’s first place on the National RegisterListed Sep 28, 1976; only 449 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older
High Eclectic RevivalListed 1976Scituate
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About Lawson Tower

Lawson Tower, at Off First Parish Rd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 28, 1976: the first place in Scituate to be listed. Only 449 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the local level.

What it isHistoric water tower in Scituate, Massachusetts, US. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 42 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 2 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Off First Parish Rd., Scituate · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Lawson TowerStart here
  2. 2First Trinitarian Congregational ChurchEarly Classical Revival · 0.2 mi on
Around it

5 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

SMen of Kent CemeterySite1.5 miBFirst Baptist Church of ScituateBuilt 18701.5 miBWoodworth HouseFederal1.6 miBCapt. Benjamin James HouseBuilt 17001.7 miBWPA Field HouseCraftsman2 mi

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Questions about Lawson Tower

Is Lawson Tower on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 28, 1976 (Register number 76001963).

Is Lawson Tower a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Old Ship Meetinghouse, 7.3 miles away.

Can you visit Lawson Tower?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Lawson Tower?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 42 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63796644 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.