Report for Sand Key (Florida) - 1913
General |
District: | 7th |
Inspector: | Major W.E. Craighill, LH Engineer, 7th & 8th Dist. |
Location: | In center of Sand Key, FL., on N'ly side of straits of Fl. about 1/5 mile from deep water of straits & about 4 1/4 miles W'd of Main Ship Channel entrance to Key West Harbor, 7 1/8 mile SSW 7/8 W from Key West LH & 39 3/8 miles from Rebecca Shoal LH |
Date of Report: | 06/02/1913 |
Latitude: | 24° 27' 13" |
Longitude: | 81° 52' 40" |
Premises |
Site: | |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | 2 acres |
Area Inclosed: | None |
Character of Soil: | |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Wharf & boathouse |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat from Key West 7 3/4 miles |
Distance to Nearest Road: | |
Distance to Post Office: | Key West 7 3/4 miles |
Distance to Village: | |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Square pyramidal skeleton iron tower inclosing dwelling & stairs cylinder |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | 1827 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1853; Tower last scaled & painted Nov, 1911 |
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: | 109' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky |
Color of Tower: | Brown |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
Tower Connection: | Dwelling in tower |
Object of Navigation: | Primary seacoast |
Building Materials: | Iron |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Spiral iron stairway & steps |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | 8" x 10" - 8 lights |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 5 - 1' 9" x 3' 8 5/8" |
Number of Doors: | 1 |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tower on 16 iron screw piles 14' in coral rock. Islet composed of sand & broken shells & coral on coral reef & is washed away in heavy storms. |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 1st |
Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
Diameter to Glass: | |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 16 sides in plan |
Type of Bars: | Helical |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 9' 2.5" |
Number of Plates in Height: | 3 triangular plane plates |
Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 each side of plan |
Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
Size of Plates: | |
Number of Storm Panes: | |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Steel |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Boiler iron |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Iron |
Lightning Spindle: | About 2' |
Description of Lightning Rod: | |
Balustrade: | Gallery |
Lantern Doors: | None |
Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
Watchroom Doors: | None - ladder |
Parapet Diameter: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | 7 in parapet |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Has |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Secured to soffit |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | Has circular closet & shelving. |
How is Relief Called: | Speaking tube |
Where is Call System Led: | To lower floor of dwelling room |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | 3.5 hours |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute |
Year Made: | None on app. |
Marks and Number: | No. 247 |
Order of Apparatus: | 1st |
Inside Diameter: | Central fixed panel - 6' 01" |
Light Characteristic: | Fixed 60.4 sec, partial eclipse 27.5 sec, flash 4.6 sec, partial eclipse 27.5 sec. |
Time of Revolution: | 8 minutes |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 360 degrees |
Number of Panels: | 8 |
Number of Flash Panels: | 4 |
Arc of Each: | 45 degrees |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 17 in fixed, 21 in flash |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 13 |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 16 |
Does Apparatus Revolve?: | False |
Is There a Revolving Belt?: | True |
Revolving Panels: | |
How Flash is Produced: | Each alternate panel of revolving belt is bulls eye producing the flash, other panels have horizontal elements giving a fixed light. |
Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
Fixed Lens Covered: | |
Pedestal: | |
Service Table: | |
Draft Tube Description: | |
Revolving Machinery: | |
Standby and Description: | |
Chariot Float or Balls: | Balls |
Chariot Description: | |
Length of Drop Tube: | 9 |
Clock Weight: | |
Length of Winding Time: | 3.5 hours |
Drive During Rewind: | |
Machinery Protection: | Glass case |
Regulated: | By wing governor |
Lens Protection: | None |
How Color is Produced: | |
Red Sectors Description: | 74 degrees to 83 degrees; 118 degrees to 129 degrees; 189 degrees to 198 degrees & from 231 degrees to 265 degrees |
Where Color Attached: | Inside of lantern |
Form of Colored Glass: | Red panes |
Lamp Description: | 3rd IOV type single tank system |
Type of Illuminant: | IOV |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 IOV, 2 wick lamps |
Number of Spare Burners: | 3 |
Candle Power: | Wh fl. 580,000; FW 51,000; PWE 24,000; R fl. 140,000; FR 14,000; PRE 6,000 |
Clock Cord Description |
Revolving Cord: | |
Size of Clock Cord: | |
Length of Clock Cord: | |
How Led: | Directly under lantern floor. |
Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
Chariot Balls |
Balls Description: | V grooves |
Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
Number of Balls: | 33 |
Diameter of Balls: | 1.5" |
Vapor Oil Lamp |
Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 mantel |
Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
Diameter of Mantel: | 55 mm |
Diameter of Circum Circle: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | In watchroom |
Oil House Description: | Brick separate from tower white |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | Brick |
Oil House Capacity: | |
Other (Describe): | 4 - used for general purposes. |
Suitability: | Suitable |
Dwelling |
Location: | Located in tower |
Coloring: | Brown |
Construction Materials: | Iron ceiled with wood |
Number of Rooms: | 8 |
Number of Dwellings: | |
Heating Plant: | |
Number of Keepers: | 1 Keeper, 2 assts. |
Furnished Quarters: | |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
Outhouses: | 1 toilet |
Outhouse Coloring: | White |
Paths and Walks: | None |
Area Inclosed: | |
Area of Garden: | |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
Cultivation Area Available: | None |
Area Cultivated: | None |
Character of Surroundings: | Islet composed of shifting sand. |
Stove, Maker: | Perfection Oil stove |
Stove, Size: | 3-wick |
Sink, Maker: | |
Sink, Size: | |
Pump, Maker: | |
Pump, Size: | |
Lamps: |
Water |
How Procured: | Rain |
Quality: | Good |
Quantity: | Fair |
Injury Possible: | Not liable |
Purity Precaution: | Covered to prevent impurities entering |
Tank Capacity: | 4 under dwelling 1200 gal ea, |
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: | No |
Local Causes: | No |
Recommended Improvements: | No |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | Boathouse 15' x 30' on iron piles in about 4' of water from which plank walk leads to lighthouse. |
Distance and Direction: | W'ly |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Boats |
Boat Number: | 6 |
Type: | Dinghy |
Length: | 3.5' |
Width: | 12' |
When Built: | Nov. 1910 |
Date Harbored at Station: | Nov. 1910 |
Sails: | True |
Suited to Work: | Yes |