Report for Port Pontchartrain Lighthouse (Louisiana) - 1927

General
District: 8th
Inspector: Asst. Superintendent
Location: On W side of RR pier near terminus of Pontchartrain RR at Milneburg, LA.
Date of Report: 05/18/1927
Latitude:
Longitude:
Premises
Site: Submarine site, donation of Pontchartrain RR Co.
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:
Date of Permission: 05/21/1838
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site:
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: In water
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises: Walk from wharf to dwelling
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: By walk from Milneburg, 1/2 mile;
Distance to Nearest Road:
Distance to Post Office: New Orleans, 5 miles.
Distance to Village:
Facilities for Public Conveyance:
Facilities for Private Conveyance:
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Brick tower
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established: 1838; 1855
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: Unknown; repairs 1922
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: 45'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Town of Milneburg, LA
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Paint
Tower Connection: By covered walk over water 12'
Object of Navigation: Lake navigation
Building Materials: Brick on concrete foundation on piles.
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps: 3 cast iron ladders; wooden ladder in watchroom
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass: 8 1/4" x 8 3/4" D.S.
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 2; 20.5" x 42.5" (8 panes) 1/4"
Number of Doors: Entrance, double 34" x 72"
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks: Spoil recently placed around tower in connection with lake-front improvements.
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 5th
Shape of Lantern: Polygonal
Diameter to Glass: 7' 10" parapet
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides: 10
Type of Bars: Vertical
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 36.5"
Number of Plates in Height: One
Number of Plates Each Side: One
Thickness of Plates: 1/4"
Size of Plates: 27" x 36.5"
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Steel and cast iron
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Cast iron
Ventilator / Cowl: Cast iron
Lightning Spindle: On ventilator ball; copper cable to metal work.
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade: Steel, 37.5" high with 1 1/4" mesh.
Lantern Doors: Flush
Floor of Lantern: Cast iron plates
Watchroom Doors: Flush with outside.
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: Parapet wall
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: None
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: With brass screws


Watchroom
How is Watchroom Fitted: Service table attached to pedestal.
How is Relief Called: None
Where is Call System Led:
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles: 160
Name of Maker: 3rd District
Year Made:
Marks and Number: None
Order of Apparatus: 300 mm
Inside Diameter: Reg. lens was damaged & removed some years ago.
Light Characteristic:
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part: Fixed; visible from 39 degrees to 309 degrees
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: Oil
Number of Spare Lamps: 1
Number of Spare Burners: 1
Candle Power: 160


Vapor Oil Lamp
Number of Wicks or Mantels: 1
Diameter of Outside Wick:
Diameter of Mantel:
Diameter of Circum Circle:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: None
Oil House Description: Oil kept in drum in base of tower.
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material: Brick
Oil House Capacity: Oil kept in 30-gal drums (530 gal)
Other (Describe): Small closet in each bedroom
Suitability: Dry
Dwelling
Location: 40'
Coloring: White
Construction Materials: Frame on cast iron pipe, encased wooden piles.
Number of Rooms: 4
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers: 1
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: Dining room & kitchen (2 rooms) detached with covered platform between.
Outhouse Coloring: White
Paths and Walks: Walks
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available: None - submarine site
Area Cultivated:
Character of Surroundings: In lake; mud bottom
Stove, Maker: Standard Oil Co.
Stove, Size: 3-burner, oil
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size: 18" x 30"
Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size:
Lamps: 1 table lamp.
Water
How Procured: 10' dia. x 9'
Quality: Good
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: Yes
Purity Precaution: Screened & tight cover
Tank Capacity: 5,000
Tank Material: Cypress
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
Pump or Bucket:
What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling:
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Good
Diseases: None
Prevalency:
Local Causes: No
Recommended Improvements:
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: Dwelling 50' distant from RR pier or trestle, connected by 8' walkway. RR seldom used.
Distance and Direction: E 50'
Miscellaneous Remarks: