Report for Stony Point (New York) - 1909
| General |
| District: | 10th |
| Inspector: | Chas. Bartlett, Chief Clerk and Norris Works, Supt |
| Location: | On Stony Point, E'ly end of Lake Ontario |
| Date of Report: | 01/03/1909 |
| Latitude: | 43° 50' 22" |
| Longitude: | 76° 18' 03" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchased for $100 from John Littlefield |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 12/03/1837 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 5 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | Rocky ground, very shallow |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 150' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Fenced on land side with dry stone, rail & wire. Picket fence around dwelling 192' x 114' |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | About 200' to beach. Right of way thru lots - 2 miles. |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By road from Henderson, NY |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | 6 miles to Henderson, thence 15 miles to Adams on RW & O RR - 12 miles to Sacketts Harbor, NY |
| Distance to Post Office: | 6 miles to Henderson, NY |
| Distance to Village: | 6 miles to Henderson, NY |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | By RW& O RR to Adams, NY, stage Adams to Henderson, 15 miles., private conveyance to light station 6 miles. |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1837 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1901 |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
| Form of Tower: | Right prism |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 58' 9" |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 61' 8.5" above lake level of Nov. 2, 1901 |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Wooded |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Rises from W end of dwelling |
| Object of Navigation: | Lake coast. |
| Building Materials: | Gray limestone, quarried near point, lined with brick. Upper 20' brick. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 2' |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 17" |
| Diameter at Base: | 10' 2" |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 10' |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Iron circular |
| Number of Landings: | 7 iron landings below lantern. |
| Size of Glass: | 12 3/4" x 12 1/4" - 10" x 12" - 10" x 14" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 4 double, 36" x 36" - 3 single. |
| Number of Doors: | 1 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Square foundation of solid limestone, resting on rock, 20" below surface ground. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Light loam on rock |
| Soil Susceptibility: | All, but soil is very thin & dries up in hot weather. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | In excellent order & generally well suited for its purpose. In Oct. & Nov., 1901, tower was increased 20' in height by raising lantern & bldg up tower with brick. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 5th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7' 3/4" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 10 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 36" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 3/8" or 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | All 36" x 26 3/4" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron frame, covered with copper & lined with zinc. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron. Ventilator holes increased to 14, 1 1/4" dia. in 1901. |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | Iron stairway to moist ground. |
| Balustrade: | Iron |
| Lantern Doors: | Cast iron outside, wood inside. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Iron trap |
| Parapet Diameter: | 6' 8.5" |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 5 in parapet of lantern with movable discs of iron (poor) |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | 1 step ladder |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Brass hooks screwed into lantern posts. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Corner shelf in room below lantern. Office in dwelling, formerly used for oil, fitted with shelves, cupboards, etc. |
| How is Relief Called: | Alarm bell in keeper's bed room, electrical wire from lens - rings when lens stops revolving. |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 5 3/4 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier & Benard |
| Year Made: | Installed, Nov. 7, 1907 |
| Marks and Number: | Barbier & Benard, Paris 1897 BB/119 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 19 11/16" |
| Light Characteristic: | Flashing white, 5 sec interval. |
| Time of Revolution: | 30 sec. |
| Flash Interval: | 5 sec. |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 6 = 360 degrees |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 6 |
| Arc of Each: | 60 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 6 bullseye lenses |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | Whole apparatus, of 6 bullseye panels, revolves every 30 sec., giving a white flash every 5 sec. |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Constructed with 4 brass stanchions |
| Service Table: | None |
| Draft Tube Description: | 2.5" brass |
| Revolving Machinery: | Clockwork, made at Buffalo LH Depot. |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Balls |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 46' |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | 5 3/4 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | Brass & glazed. |
| Regulated: | Fan governor |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 4th order |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 3 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | |
| Size of Clock Cord: | |
| Length of Clock Cord: | |
| How Led: | Under lantern floor to S corner of tower. |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | V grooves |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
| Number of Balls: | 20 |
| Diameter of Balls: | 1/2" |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 round wick |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1.5" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | Locker in watchroom |
| Oil House Description: | Brown oil house, lined with brick, located 23' 9" NW of dwelling. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | |
| Suitability: | Dry, suited. |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Attached to tower, 1.5 story high; wooden extension 17' x 28.5', 1.5 story high, containing kitchen & pantry, & bedroom & closet on 2nd floor. |
| Coloring: | Gray stone, wooden extension painted white. |
| Construction Materials: | Stone with wooden extension. |
| Number of Rooms: | 10 rooms with pantry |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Barn, woodshed, oil house |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White |
| Paths and Walks: | From house to barn, of hemlock plank, 20.5" wide, 39' long. |
| Area Inclosed: | 5 acres, 1/2 stone & 1/2 rail fence running from shore to shore |
| Area of Garden: | 40' x 50' = 2000 sq. ft. = 0.046 acres. |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | None |
| Cultivation Area Available: | All, very poor |
| Area Cultivated: | Grass |
| Character of Surroundings: | Clay loam |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Well & cistern |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Not liable |
| Purity Precaution: | No filter |
| Tank Capacity: | 75 bbls, under kitchen |
| Tank Material: | Blasted out of solid rock & then plastered |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | 30', drilled |
| Well Diameter: | 3" |
| Well Lining: | Lined |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: | 15' |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthful |
| Diseases: | |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | There is no wharf, & in rough weather it is not possible for a boat to land, as water is very shallow & deepens gradually & bottom is smooth rock. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Station in good condition. |