Smyth Tower

The Smyth Tower is a folly located on the grounds of the VA Medical Center at 718 Smyth Road in Manchester, New Hampshire. The fieldstone tower was built in 1888 by Frederick Smyth, who owned an extensive estate, part of which became the VA facility. Smyth built it as a replica of a tower he saw while visiting Scotland. The tower is high, with walls thick. Its outside diameter is . It has a basement level high, and three floors topped by a parapet. The building materials were locally gathered. The tower was given to the city by Smyth's widow in 1939, and it was used to house radio facilities during World War II. The tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.