Massachusetts Fire Towers
Granville Tower


The Sweetman Mountain Tower circa 1931
(Courtesy of Engineering Dept., Westfield, Massachusetts and the
Westfield Historical Commission, 2016)

 

Town: Granville
County: Hampden
Mountain or Hill: Sweetman Mountain
Height above sea level: 1455 FT
Tower Structure Height: 65 FT
Latitude: 42-06-36
Longitude: 72-53-29
First date of operation: May 30, 1931
Type: Wooden Tower

 

 

Other Photos

The remains of the Granville Tower in 2016 #1
(Photo courtesy Jack Kelley)

The remains of the Granville Tower in 2016 #2
(Photo courtesy Jack Kelley)

The remains of the Granville Tower in 2016 #3
(Photo courtesy Jack Kelley)

The remains of the Granville Tower in 1998
(Photo courtesy Bill Cobb)

Guy Hansen in the Sweetman Mountain Tower
circa mid-1950's

(Courtesy of Engineering Dept., Westfield, Massachusetts and the
Westfield Historical Commission, 2016)

Sweetman Mountain Tower under construction
circa 1931

(Courtesy of Engineering Dept., Westfield, Massachusetts and the
Westfield Historical Commission, 2016)

 

Notes

  • The tower was staffed until 1962
  • The tower appears to be a tripod type
  • The tower had a 10 x 10 FT cab
  • The tower was built on land owned by the Springfield and Westfield Water Company at their expense
  • There are no known photos of this tower standing

We also would like to thank Bruce W Cortis for locating the circa 1931 photos in conjunction witrh the Engineering Dept Westfield, Massachusetts and the Westfield Historical Commission.


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