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 |