Report for Abagadasset Point- Front Range Light Station (Maine) - 1911
| General |
| District: | 1st |
| Inspector: | James W Howard |
| Location: | Easterly side of Kennebeck ME. Range to guide clear of rocks off Abagadasset Point |
| Date of Report: | 05/08/1911 |
| Latitude: | 44° 00' 07" |
| Longitude: | 69° 49' 07" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchased through condemnation proceeds |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 11/18/1903 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 2900 sq ft |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 15 ft |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Not fenced |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Land on beach |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | 6.5 miles to Woodwick, ME by land |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Posts |
| Number of Separate Lights: | Two |
| First Built or Established: | 1903 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 25 ft above mean high water |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Dark green woods and fields |
| Color of Tower: | Posts-white |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | No dwelling |
| Object of Navigation: | Range, local |
| Building Materials: | Posts-wood |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Spikes in posts |
| Number of Landings: | None |
| Size of Glass: | None |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | None |
| Number of Doors: | None |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | Lens Lantern |
| Shape of Lantern: | |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | |
| Number of Plates in Height: | |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | |
| Thickness of Plates: | |
| Size of Plates: | |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Glass & Brass |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | |
| Lightning Spindle: | |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | |
| Lantern Doors: | |
| Floor of Lantern: | |
| Watchroom Doors: | |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 32 |
| Name of Maker: | General Light House Depot |
| Year Made: | Not known |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | Lens Lantern |
| Inside Diameter: | 11 4/5" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed Red |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | False |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | |
| Regulated: | |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Lens Lantern |
| Type of Illuminant: | Mineral oil |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None |
| Candle Power: | 32cp |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 wick |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 3/16" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | |
| Oil House Description: | 15 ft Easterly from front Range |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 7'4" x 9'4" |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick |
| Oil House Capacity: | 300 cans |
| Other (Describe): | |
| Suitability: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | |
| Coloring: | |
| Construction Materials: | |
| Number of Rooms: | |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 1 Oil house |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Red Brick |
| Paths and Walks: | Path on sod |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | 5 sq rods |
| Area Cultivated: | In grass |
| Character of Surroundings: | |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good |
| Diseases: | Colds |
| Prevalency: | During winter & spring |
| Local Causes: | None |
| Recommended Improvements: | None |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Land on beach |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |