The tower, once located on the Hohe Wurzel at an altitude of 613 m, was donated by the Wiesbadener Rhein-Taunus-Klub e.V. and built by the companies Christian Kalkbrenner and Anton Grün according to the plans of the architects Ferdinand Vonhausen and Rudolf Wyttenbach. The inauguration took place on 08.07.1883.

Due to its construction of iron girders, the 22.50 m high tower was initially only given the name "Iron Tower" and was only named after Gustav Vietor, the long-standing chairman of the Rhein- und Taunus-Klub Wiesbaden, many years later.

Unfortunately, as no one was willing to take on the necessary renovation costs (around 200,000 DM), especially as the surrounding trees were now obstructing the view, the tower had to be closed in 1980 for safety reasons. It was demolished in 2006; only the rectangular stone stump of the tower remains as a reminder of the Gustav Vietor Tower, which once offered the widest panoramic view in the Taunus region alongside the Feldberg.