Report for Portsmouth Harbor (New Hampshire) - 1935
| General |
| District: | 1st |
| Inspector: | Thomas Sampson, Asst. Superintendent |
| Location: | On Fort Point, New Hampshire, southwesterly side of the inner entrance to Portsmouth Harbor. |
| Date of Report: | 05/03/1935 |
| Latitude: | 43° 04' 16" |
| Longitude: | 72° 42' 33" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Military Reservation |
| Date of Reservation: | 02/16/1791 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 1.75 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | Whole area by board fence on N & W sides & old fort wall on S & E sides |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | Tower stands at high water mark |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By team or boat |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | |
| Distance to Village: | New Castle, NH |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1771 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1877 |
| 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: | 52 feet |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Fort & village of New Castle |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Harbor light |
| Building Materials: | Cast iron lined with brick |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Cast iron with diamond pattern |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 20 7/8" x 10.25" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 3 - 46.5" x 25" |
| Number of Doors: | 2 - at tower entrance & watch room |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Septic tank outside; drain from toilet in dwelling |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Parapet-cylinders above parapet polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 35.75" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 25.5" x 35 1/8" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron made in 10 section, flanged & bolted on inside |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Bronze with 3 pronged copper tip |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | 1 flat rail at top; round rail at bottom, 12 posts, Gallery cast iron |
| Lantern Doors: | Sheet iron with strengthening strips wrought iron hinges & catch |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Wodden trap door fitted with hinges and ring |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Parapet |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Curtains hung on hooks |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Door leading from stairway & 1 closet |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 2,100 |
| Name of Maker: | L. Sautter & Co. |
| Year Made: | Unknown |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th Diopric |
| Inside Diameter: | 19 5/8" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 90 degrees |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 |
| 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: | Hollow cast iron, flaring at top & bottom, is 5" diameter & stands 3' 4" high |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | None |
| Revolving Machinery: | None |
| 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: | Green shade |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Incandescent electric, 200 watt, electric C-7 fill |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 oil lights as standby |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 2 - 1 year's supply of electric lamps |
| Candle Power: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | Closet in watch room fitted with 4 shelves & used for storing lamp supplies |
| Oil House Description: | Red brick with white trimings |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 10' x 12' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | Closet in fuel house used for paints |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Bell |
| Time to Start: | Starts immediately |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | Single blow every 10 secs. |
| Duplication: | Spare equalizing springs |
| Timing Device: | |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | On the westerly side of the entrance to Portsmouth Harbor established as a guide to Portsmouth Harbor. |
| Distance and Direction: | Attached to tower on easterly side |
| Water Supply: | |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Wooden bridge |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Wodden building, 8' x 8' x 8' high with flat roof, canvas covered, bull is hung on roof |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | 1,048 lbs. |
| Metal: | Bell metal |
| Diameter: | 36" |
| Height: | 42' |
| Time: | 5' 20" |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Weights for Operation: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 100 Feet from tower on NW side |
| Coloring: | White with red roof, lead colored trimmings |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 5 & bath with toilet, lavatory and tub. |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1 |
| Heating Plant: | Hot water heater to quarters, Gurney #403C. |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Fuel house |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White |
| Paths and Walks: | White wooden bridge connects tower with oil house and fort |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Rock |
| Stove, Maker: | Portland S.F. Co. |
| Stove, Size: | Queen Atlantic #308 |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Ciry water in dwelling |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Cistern water used only for washing |
| Tank Capacity: | Cistern in cellar 2,000 gals. |
| Tank Material: | Brick |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Faucet in dwelling |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Very healthfull |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | No landing on blat slip |
| Distance and Direction: | Good road from public road to station |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |