Report for Prospect Harbor (Maine) - 1935
| General |
| District: | 1st |
| Inspector: | Thomas Sampson, Asst. Superintendant |
| Location: | On Prospect Harbor Point Gouldsboro, Maine, on the easterly side of the entrance to the inner harbor. |
| Date of Report: | 05/03/1935 |
| Latitude: | 44° 24' 12" |
| Longitude: | 68° 00' 48" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchased |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | 05/08/1847 |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 4 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | Whole with wire fence |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 30 feet |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Boat slip |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By team |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | Prospect Harbor 1 mile |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1850 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1891 |
| 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: | 41.5 feet |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Woods |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | By covered walk |
| Object of Navigation: | Local guide to Prospect Harbor |
| Building Materials: | Wood |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wood |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 9" x 12" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2 - sash 2'6" x 4'4" |
| Number of Doors: | 1 - 2'8" x 6'8" & trap door to lantern |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Rock |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Built on ledge |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 8 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 35.5" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron, 8 sections bolted inside lined with zinc |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Wrought iron |
| Lantern Doors: | Hinges & latch |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood covered with canvas |
| Watchroom Doors: | Trap door |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | On parapet walls |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Wood step ladder |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Hooks & rings |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | None |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | Red 150, white 490 candles |
| Name of Maker: | L. Sautter & Co., Paris |
| Year Made: | Unknown |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 19.5" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 3 - 90 degrees, the 4th panel is out & fitted with catoptric mirror |
| 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: | Cast iron hollow column 39" high & 17" diameter at top |
| 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: | Linen cover |
| How Color is Produced: | Red glass in lantern |
| Red Sectors Description: | 2 white sectors between 334 deg 40' NNW 1/4 W 340 deg 45' N by W 11/16W, another between 5 deg 40' N 1/2 E 14 deg N by E 1/4 E, |
| Where Color Attached: | Lantern |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 4th order electric 94 watt, 32 volt flashing fitted with standby battery & lamp changer astronomical clocks, |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 - oil lamp |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 2 |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1.75" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | Closet & shelves in service room for lamps, etc., for use in tower, on first floor of tower |
| Oil House Description: | North from tower 305 feet |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 7' x 9' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Stone |
| Oil House Capacity: | 300 cases, fitted with 2 - 139 gal. tanks for kerosene |
| Other (Describe): | Closet & table in work room |
| Suitability: | Dry |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Bell |
| Time to Start: | |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | |
| Duplication: | |
| Timing Device: | |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Water Supply: | |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | 3 lbs. |
| Metal: | Composition |
| Diameter: | |
| Height: | |
| Time: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Weights for Operation: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | North 30 feet from tower |
| Coloring: | White with lead coloring trimmings |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1 |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Fuel house, barn, boat house & oil house |
| Outhouse Coloring: | All white excepting oil house which is stone color dark gray |
| Paths and Walks: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | Clay loam fast ground |
| Stove, Maker: | Portland S.F. Co. |
| Stove, Size: | #8 |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | 42" x 22" |
| Pump, Maker: | Douglass |
| Pump, Size: | #2 |
| Lamps: | 2 - General Depot |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water collected from roofs |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Yes, generally |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Washing roof & using 2 cisterns & cleaning 1 every 6 months |
| Tank Capacity: | In celler of dwelling, 1,800 gals. |
| Tank Material: | Brick cisterns |
| 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: | Colds |
| Prevalency: | Winter & Spring |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Boat house & slip with good road to lighthouse |
| Distance and Direction: | 402 feet north |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Boats |
| Boat Number: | 10 |
| Type: | Rowboat |
| Length: | 4' 10" |
| Width: | 13' 4" |
| When Built: | 1903 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | 1904 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Handwinch |
| Engine RPMs: | |
| Engine Diameter: | |
| Engine Stroke: | |
| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | |
| Serial Number: | |
| Cylinders and Size: | |
| Horsepower: | |
| Fuel: | |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | 1 boat |
| Boats on Station: | Boathouse |