Lawson Water Tower, First Parish Road, Scituate, Plymouth County, MA

Significance: A unique architectural landmark, the Lawson Water Tower stands as a memorial to Thomas Lawson, the "Copper King" who is responsible for its construction. To avoid the view of an unadorned water tower from his estate just north, Lawson hired an architect to travel through Europe developing designs for the tower. Lawson chose this one based on a 15th century Roman structure. He supposedly paid $60,000 in 1902 to have the water tank enclosed as such.
Survey number: HABS MA-1218
Building/structure dates: 1902 Initial Construction