Clark Tower Explained

This article is about a structure in Winterset, Iowa. For the building commonly called Clark Tower in Memphis, Tennessee, see Clark Tower Executive Suites

Clark Tower
Image Alt:	Clark Tower
Completion Date:	1926
Height:	25feet
Material:	Limestone
Floor Count:	2

Clark Tower is a 25feet tall, castle-like limestone tower located in Winterset City Park in Winterset, Iowa, United States.

History

Clark Tower was erected in 1926, on the eightieth anniversary of the founding of Madison County, in memory of Caleb Clark, a stonemason who was the first white settler of Madison County, and his wife Ruth Clanton Clark.^[1]

On March 5, 2022, Clark Tower was struck by a powerful EF4 tornado during the Tornado outbreak of March 5–7, 2022, but survived.^[2]

External links

• Madison County's official brief on the Clark Tower
• Satellite image of the Clark Tower from Google Maps

41.3199°N -94.0042°W

Notes and References

1. http://www.dupontcastle.com/castles/clark.htm Description and history of the Clark Tower
2. Web site: 2022-03-09 . Winterset’s Clark Tower survives tornado hit . 2022-03-25 . who13.com . en-US.