World War II Lookout Tower

Specialties

Restoration of Cape May’s World War II Lookout Tower (Fire Control Tower No. 23) Museum and Memorial on Sunset Boulevard in Lower Township, is MAC’s latest historic restoration project. It’s open to the public and serves as a museum of World War II as well as a memorial to our servicemen and women. Built in 1942, the tower was one of 15 towers that helped aim batteries of coastal artillery, stretching from North Wildwood, N.J. to Bethany Beach, DE. Four were in Cape May County, N.J. – the towers located in North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest were torn down and a third tower is located inside Cape May’s Grand Hotel, Beach and Philadelphia avenues. Fire Control Tower No. 23 is on land now part of the Cape May Point State Park. The tower was listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places on May 29, 2003 and on the National Register on Nov. 17, 2003.

History

Established in 1970.

The Mid-​Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC) is a multi-​faceted non-​profit organization that promotes the restoration, interpretation and cultural enrichment of greater Cape May for its residents and visitors. With a membership of more than 3,200, a paid staff of 160 and some 300 volunteers, MAC offers a year-​round calendar of tours and special events that serves more than 300,000 people each year. Through its sponsorship of cultural and heritage tourism, MAC has helped transform Cape May from a «summer only» beach resort to the country’s leading Victorian theme destination.