Lake Placid Tower
The Lake Placid Tower in Lake Placid, Florida, formerly named Placid Tower, Tower of Peace or Happiness Tower, is a closed observation tower 240 feet (73.2 m) tall according to early sources (before 1982) or 270 feet (82.3 m) tall according to late sources (after 1986). However, no physical modification of the tower occurred in the interim that would explain a 30-foot increase in height.
| Lake Placid Tower | |
|---|---|
Southwest corner | |
Location within Florida | |
| Former names | Placid Tower Tower of Peace Happiness Tower |
| General information | |
| Status | Abandoned |
| Type | Observation tower |
| Address | 467 US HWY 27 N |
| Town or city | Lake Placid, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27°18′3.7″N 81°21′26.1″W |
| Elevation | 142 feet (43 m) |
| Construction started | 1960 |
| Construction stopped | 1960 |
| Opened | January 1, 1961 |
| Closed | c. November 6, 2003 |
| Cost | $350,000 (equivalent to $2,800,000 in 2023) |
| Owner | CHL Tower Group |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 240 feet (73 m) |
| Tip | 250 feet (76 m) |
| Observatory | 225 feet (68.6 m) 200 feet (61.0 m) 192 feet (58.5 m) |
| Dimensions | |
| Diameter | 25 feet 4 inches (7.72 m) square |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Concrete block Limestone tile Reinforced concrete |
| Lifts/elevators | 1 |
| Grounds | 2.27 acres (0.92 ha) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | A. Wynn Howell |
| Developer | Air View Corporation (Earnest Oakley Hunt and Robert Gray) |
| Main contractor | Ridge Builders |
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