Cairo Skywatch Tower


Cairo Skywatch Tower
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Cairo Skywatch Tower, October 2008
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Location	County Road 850N at County Road 100W at Cairo, Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Coordinates	40°32′26″N 86°55′30″W / 40.54056°N 86.92500°W / 40.54056; -86.92500Coordinates: 40°32′26″N 86°55′30″W / 40.54056°N 86.92500°W / 40.54056; -86.92500
Area	0 acres (0 ha)
Built	1952 (1952)
NRHP Reference #	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

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes John M. Harris, Angela Bowen, and Ben Ross (July 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cairo Skywatch Tower" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs

National Register of Historic Places in Tippecanoe County, Indiana

National Historic Landmark	Tippecanoe Battlefield

Historic 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

Other properties	Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity House Archeological Sites 12T59 and 12T530 Jesse Andrew House Judge Cyrus Ball House Big Four Depot Cairo Skywatch Tower John E. and Catherine E. Christian House 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)

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Tippecanoe County, Indiana and List of National Historic Landmarks in Indiana

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Indiana

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