Report for Brant Point (Massachusetts) - 1931
| General |
| District: | 2nd |
| Inspector: | H. L. Bartlett, Junior Engineer |
| Location: | On Brant Point W side of entrance to Nantucket Harbor, Mass. |
| Date of Report: | 07/19/1931 |
| Latitude: | 41° 17' 24" |
| Longitude: | 70° 05' 27" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Granted by Commonwealth of Massachusetts & purchase |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 08/08/1856 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | 06/25/1795 |
| Area of the Entire Site: | About 4.9 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | Whole |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | High tide washes foundation |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Picket fence |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | No wharf - beach landing |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat & by public highway 3/4 mile to Nantucket Post Office |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1746 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1901 |
| 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: | 26' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Guide to Nantucket Harbor, local navigation |
| Building Materials: | Wood |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 15" x 15" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2; 18 5/8" x 35" |
| Number of Doors: | 1; 2'8" x 6' 8" |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Foundation piles protected from ice by large rip-rap |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 10 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | 1" |
| Height Glazed: | 35.5" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 27" x 36" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Yes, with conductor to water |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Yes, gallery canvas covered |
| Lantern Doors: | Steel plate fitted with brass hinges & latch. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood - covered with canvas |
| Watchroom Doors: | Wood trap door hinged |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Parapet - 5 each |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Brass hooks screwed into lantern |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 680 |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute |
| Year Made: | Not known |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 19.5" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 90 degrees |
| Number of Panels: | 4 (1 open) |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 5 fixed |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 fixed |
| 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: | Iron |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Cone only |
| 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: | Aladdin lamp, I.O.V. |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 3 complete |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 3 complete |
| Candle Power: | 88 cp |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 wick & 1 mantel |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 1/4" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 1 5/8" |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 1 with shelves for spare lamp, etc. |
| Oil House Description: | Tank with drain in oil house about 200' W'ly from tower outside |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 8' 8" x 10' 8" |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick |
| Oil House Capacity: | About 450 5-gal cans. Supply tank - 500 gals. capacity - has been installed on E'ly side of oil house. Drain pipe in oil house. |
| Other (Describe): | None |
| Suitability: | Dry |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Fog bell |
| Time to Start: | Instantly |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 2 strokes 30 sec. silent; 1 stroke 30 sec. silent |
| Duplication: | Necessary parts |
| Timing Device: | |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | Guide to Nantucket Harbor |
| Distance and Direction: | 110' 288 degrees |
| Water Supply: | None |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | By path. NOTE: Nautophone at end of Nantucket E Breakwater operated by Keepers of this station by remote control. |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Conical pyramidal shingled bell tower painted white |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | 1,000 lbs |
| Metal: | Bell metal |
| Diameter: | 42" |
| Height: | 30" |
| Time: | 6 hours |
| Manufacturer: | E. A. Williams Jersey City, NJ 1915 |
| Weights for Operation: | 1,000 lbs |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 596' W'ly from tower |
| Coloring: | White with lead trimmings |
| Construction Materials: | Brick |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 in each |
| Number of Dwellings: | 2 |
| Heating Plant: | Direct hot water |
| Number of Keepers: | Keeper only & asst. |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | None |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | Walks from dwelling to boathouse & Nantucket Harbor Range Lights |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | Small garden |
| Area Cultivated: | Small garden |
| Character of Surroundings: | Sandy soil |
| Stove, Maker: | Modern Glenwood |
| Stove, Size: | 207 |
| Sink, Maker: | Not known |
| Sink, Size: | 22" x 48" |
| Pump, Maker: | City Water |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: | 2 brass tables, 1 brass hand lamp from General Depot |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Town supply |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | None |
| Tank Capacity: | |
| Tank Material: | |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthful |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Boatslip from boathouse to water, no wharf, public road from lighthouse to town |
| Distance and Direction: | 600' W'ly |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Foundation piles to tower will need renewing or replacing with concrete foundation within a few years, otherwise station in good condition. |
| Boats |
| Boat Number: | 9 |
| Type: | Dory |
| Length: | 4' 2" |
| Width: | 13' |
| When Built: | No record |
| Date Harbored at Station: | 1911 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | In boathouse |