Report for Sombrero Key (Florida) - 1913
| General |
| District: | 7th |
| Inspector: | Maj, H. Jervey, LH Engineer, 7 & 8th Dist. |
| Location: | In 5' of water on Sombrero Key, one of the outer line of reefs off the seacoast of FL. 23 1/4 miles ENE'ly from American Shoal Light tower. |
| Date of Report: | 06/02/1913 |
| Latitude: | 24° 37' 40" |
| Longitude: | 81° 06' 40" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Submarine site |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat. Nearest RR station, Post Office & telegraph station Marathon, FL. |
| 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: | Skeleton iron tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1858 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Scaled & painted in 1909 |
| 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: | 142' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky & tropical growth on FL Keys. |
| 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 inclosed in iron cylinder. |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 8" x 10" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 7 in stair cylinder 20" x 24"; 1 in watchroom 20" x 24" |
| Number of Doors: | 1 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Octagonal, pyramidal skeleton iron tower on 9 iron piles driven 10' into coral rock. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 1st |
| Shape of Lantern: | Cylindrical |
| Diameter to Glass: | 12' 2" dia. with 1/2 dia. on 4 plate glass. |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | Diamond helical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 9' 9.5" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 3 triangular |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Verical perforated pipe, no ball. |
| Lightning Spindle: | Has |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Outside gallery, no balustrade. |
| Lantern Doors: | None |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | None, spiral winding stair. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Lower part of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Has step ladder |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Secured to top of lantern |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Fitted with closet |
| How is Relief Called: | Speaking tube |
| Where is Call System Led: | To kitchen |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Sautter & Co., Paris |
| Year Made: | 1854 |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | 1st |
| Inside Diameter: | 6' 1/2" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Fixed 360° |
| Number of Panels: | 8 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 17 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 13, fixed |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 6, 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: | Cast iron |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | 5" brass fitted on crown piece |
| Revolving Machinery: | Not revolving |
| 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: | No, has curtains. |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | From 69° (NE x E 15/16 E mag) to 94° (E 3/16 S mag); 163° (S x E 11/16 E mag) to 222° (SW 7/16 S mag); & from 238° (SW x W mag) to 251° (WSW 11/16 W mag). |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 3rd order IOV type B single tank system |
| Type of Illuminant: | IOV |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 spare IOV; 2 spare wick lamps |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 3 spare wick burners |
| Candle Power: | Wh 57,000; red 14,000 |
| 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: | 1 in watchroom |
| Oil House Description: | Suspended under dwelling |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Wood |
| Oil House Capacity: | Wood house to be replaced shortly by steel oil tanks. |
| Other (Describe): | |
| Suitability: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Located in tower |
| Coloring: | Brown |
| Construction Materials: | Iron ceiled with wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 4 |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1 |
| Heating Plant: | None |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 keeper, 2 assts |
| Furnished Quarters: | All |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | None |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | |
| Stove, Maker: | Stanford Foundry Co. |
| Stove, Size: | No. 7 |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Fair |
| Injury Possible: | Not liable to be injured |
| Purity Precaution: | Covered to prevent impurities entering |
| Tank Capacity: | 2 on platform under dwelling cap 5000 gal each. |
| 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: | |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Ladder to tower |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 4 |
| Type: | Sail boat round bottom cat rigged |
| Length: | 8' |
| Width: | 19' 9" |
| When Built: | Feb. 28, 1907 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Mar. 1907 |
| Sails: | True |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 25 |
| Type: | Round bottom dinghy |
| Length: | 4' |
| Width: | 12' |
| When Built: | June 16, 1890 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | June, 1890 |
| Sails: | True |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |