Singing Tower at night, Mountain Lake Sanctuary, Lake Wales, Florida, circa 1935

Subjects: Gardens Historic Towers
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Singing Tower at night, Mountain Lake Sanctuary, Lake Wales, Florida, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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A tall pink-and-cream brick and coquina campanile rises above dense subtropical foliage, with palms, flowering shrubs and a reflecting pool in the foreground, shown lit against a night sky. The card names it the "Singing Tower" at Mountain Lake Sanctuary, Lake Wales, Florida. The 205-foot tower, designed by Milton B. Medary and completed in 1929, houses a carillon and stands on Iron Mountain, one of the highest points in peninsular Florida, within the sanctuary created by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. for Edward Bok.

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PublisherGenuine Curteich

"Singing Tower" at Night Time, Mountain Lake Sanctuary, Lake Wales, Fla. --- THE SINGING TOWER FROM THE NORTH, LAKE WALES, FLORIDA The Mountain Lake Singing Tower is located on the highest land in Florida and it is surrounded by 48 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds. — The Sanctuary. The tower is built of Florida coquina rock and Georgia marble, and is 205 feet high and 51 feet in diameter at the base. The Carillon with 71 bells varying in weight from just a few pounds to about eleven tons, is one of the finest and largest ever cast. 238-F—TROPICAL FLORIDA SERIES GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE 6B-H973

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Publisher	Genuine Curteich
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	The Singing Tower, Lake Wales, FL
Publisher	Genuine Curteich, Chicago, IL
Notes	Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; narrow margins, no white border; printed caption in upper right. Unused — no postmark, address, or message. Divided-back linen-texture card ("C.T. Art-Colortone"), ca. 1930s–40s; cream stock with light foxing and soiling, corners slightly worn.

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Singing Tower at night, Mountain Lake Sanctuary, Lake Wales, Florida, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/singing-tower-at-night-mountain-lake-sanctuary-lake-wales-fl. Accessed October 24, 2026.