Report for Sea Girt Light Station (New Jersey) - 1907
| General |
| District: | 4th |
| Inspector: | H. Bamber, Assistant Engineer |
| Location: | On beach in village of Sea Girt, just to S'd of Sea Girt Inlet & about 1 5/8 miles to N'd of Manarguan Inlet, sea coast of New Jersey |
| Date of Report: | 11/14/1907 |
| Latitude: | 40° 08' 12" |
| Longitude: | 74° 01' 40" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 07/31/1885 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 10,000 sq. ft. |
| Area Inclosed: | No enclosures (village lot) |
| Character of Soil: | Loam, covering original sand |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 80'. To ocean high water mark about 270' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None (village lot) |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By RR to Sea Girt, NJ |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | Station at intersection of Ocean & Bellevue Aves, distance to RR station, by road about 1.2 miles |
| Distance to Post Office: | Abut 1 1/4 miles to Sea Girt Post Office |
| Distance to Village: | Light station in village of Sea Girt, NJ |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | Street car line on 3rd Ave. extending to RR station passes within four squares of light station |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Hacks sometimes meet trains. Distance from RR station about 1 1/5 miles. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Lantern tower on brick dwelling forming a lighthouse |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1896 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Lantern tower is square |
| Form of Tower: | Prismatic |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 440' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 52' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Buildings & trees |
| Color of Tower: | Red, with lead colored trimmings & green blinds. Lantern black |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Lantern tower is on dwelling |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast & general navigating purposes |
| Building Materials: | Brick |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 1.5 bricks |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 1 brick |
| Diameter at Base: | 9' 8 1/4" |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 9' 8 1/4" |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden |
| Number of Landings: | 2 |
| Size of Glass: | 2' 3" x 20" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2 - sash 2' 5.5" x 2' 3/4" |
| Number of Doors: | 30 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Brick - 6' 6". Foundation probably on sand |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Beach sand, lighthouse lot covered with loam. |
| Soil Susceptibility: | Loam is fertile, surrounding sand is not |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Site of lighthouse is threatened by encroachment of Sea Girt Inlet (Locally known as Wreck Pond Inlet.) |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7' |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 8 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 2' 11 3/8" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | About 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 8 plates 2' 10 1/4" x 3' |
| Number of Storm Panes: | 3 on hand 11/12/1907 |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Brass & iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Brass |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | Platinum point soldered to brass spindle & copper ribbon attached to lantern balcony deck which passes down wall of lantern to veranda roof to post thence to std ground connection. |
| Balustrade: | Railiing of wrought iron. Deck of cast iron. |
| Lantern Doors: | Double swinging doors fastened with vertical brass latch provided with T handles. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Sheet steel trap door in lantern floor hung on brass hinges & provided with brass handles |
| Parapet Diameter: | 6' 7.5" |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 4 openings in lower wall of lantern; covered with brass registers |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | 8 brass hooks tapped into lintels. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Closet with 2 swinging doors & shelves & ladder to lantern. |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 7.5 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | None found "Clock made in shop of General Depot 1896" |
| Year Made: | No date found on apparatus |
| Marks and Number: | HL 305 on lens door |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 19 3/4" |
| Light Characteristic: | Flashing red every 6 seconds |
| Time of Revolution: | 72 seconds |
| Flash Interval: | 6 seconds |
| Duration of Flash: | About 2 seconds |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | None |
| Number of Panels: | 12 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 12 |
| Arc of Each: | 30 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 6 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | Whole lens actuated by clock revolver on ball bearings. |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Cast iron |
| Service Table: | Cast iron, attached to pedestal |
| Draft Tube Description: | No tube |
| Revolving Machinery: | Weight actuated clock in glass case, standing on service table. Has fan governor & provided with electric storm |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Lens revolves on ball bearings |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 17' |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | 7.5 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | Glass case |
| Regulated: | Vertical 2-fan governor |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | By ruby chimney |
| Red Sectors Description: | No red sector |
| Where Color Attached: | No colored glass except lamp chimney |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Standard 4th order |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 (3 in all) |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | |
| Size of Clock Cord: | |
| Length of Clock Cord: | |
| How Led: | Vertically down through lantern floor, thence horizontally to right & front to top of weight box in right front corner of lantern tower. |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | Semicircular |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
| Number of Balls: | 7 |
| Diameter of Balls: | 3/8" |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 1 closet in watchroom, fitted with 2 swinging doors & 5 shelves is used for lamps & cleaning apparatus |
| Oil House Description: | Brick oil house, 8' x 12' is situated about 22' W of lighthouse. It has concrete floor & 5 shleves on left end. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | 3 2nd floor rooms & stair landing of lighthouse are each provided with a closet having shelves & used for clothes. There is a provision room & coal room in basement. Part of basement used as general storage. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suitable |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Lantern is on dwellnig, forming a lighthouse |
| Coloring: | Red, with lead colored trimmings & black lantern |
| Construction Materials: | Brick |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 besides bathroom, pantry & halls |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | One |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Brick oil house |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Red |
| Paths and Walks: | Walks are of flag stone |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Area of Garden: | None |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | None |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Sea Girt Inlet (locally known as Wreck Pond inlet) to N'd beach sand to E'd & S'd; cultivated lands partly occupied by dwellings to W'd. |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Supplied by water company through pipe connection |
| Quality: | Fair |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Not liable |
| Purity Precaution: | Cistern is not now in use; tank has been removed |
| Tank Capacity: | Cistern under pantry - cap about 3400 gals |
| Tank Material: | Brick, with concrete bottom |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | Well not now in use; although provided with pump |
| Well Diameter: | 3' |
| Well Lining: | Brick |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: | About 25' |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthful |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | General character & condition of premises etc., are excellent. Station is threatened by encroachment of Wreck Pond Inlet. If encroachment continues, works of protection will be required. |