Timbalier (Louisiana)

District:	8th
Inspector:	Assistant Lighthouse Engineer
Location:	On W side of Timbalier Pass & on E'ly end of Timbalier Island.
Date of Report:	08/30/1927
Latitude:	29° 02' 55"
Longitude:	90° 21' 18"

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:	Structure in water
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises:	No
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station:	By boat from Hounia, LA.
Distance to Nearest Road:
Distance to Post Office:	45 miles
Distance to Village:
Facilities for Public Conveyance:
Facilities for Private Conveyance:
Means Used for Support of Lantern:	Wood structure
Number of Separate Lights:	None
First Built or Established:	1857
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:	1917
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:	56'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea:	Timbalier Bay
Color of Tower:	White
Color of Tower/ How Produced:	Paint
Tower Connection:	Dwelling on creosoted piles encased in cast iron pipe, surmounted by lantern
Object of Navigation:	Bay
Building Materials:	Wood
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps:	Straight, wood
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass:	9" x 14"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:	12 - 2' 8" x 5' 2"
Number of Doors:	3 - 2' 8" x 6' 8"
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
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Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks:

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:	36"
Number of Plates in Height:	One
Number of Plates Each Side:	One
Thickness of Plates:	1/4"
Size of Plates:	27" x 36 1/4"
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern:	Wood & iron
Construction Material Roof / Cowl:	Copper
Ventilator / Cowl:	Copper
Lightning Spindle:	Yes, copper ribbon to ground
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade:	Yes
Lantern Doors:	Wood, double doors, hinged vertically
Floor of Lantern:	Wood
Watchroom Doors:	Wood trap door & ladder
Parapet Diameter:

Location / Number:	5 in parapet wall
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:	Not necessary
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:	Soffit of lantern frame

Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:	870 cp
Name of Maker:	Henry LePaute & Co.
Year Made:	Unknown
Marks and Number:	Henry LePaute & Co.
Order of Apparatus:	4th
Inside Diameter:	25 1/2"
Light Characteristic:
Time of Revolution:
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Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part:
Number of Panels:	4
Number of Flash Panels:
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:	Hollow round cast iron
Service Table:
Draft Tube Description:	Galv. iron 4" dia. connected with damper tube
Revolving Machinery:
Standby and Description:
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Clock Weight:
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Machinery Protection:
Regulated:
Lens Protection:	Cotton
How Color is Produced:	4 red panes outside of lens in brass frame
Red Sectors Description:	Shows 360 degrees
Where Color Attached:	Secured to lens, outside.
Form of Colored Glass:	Square in plan, full height of lens
Lamp Description:	4th order I.O.V.
Type of Illuminant:	Oil vapor
Number of Spare Lamps:
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Candle Power:

Tower Closet Use:	None
Oil House Description:	In structure
Oil House Inside Dimension:
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Oil House Capacity:
Other (Describe):	None
Suitability:

Fog Signal Kind:	Gamewell Fog Bell
Time to Start:	3 min
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer:
Year of Manufacture:
Characteristic:	1 stroke every 30 sec.
Duplication:	None
Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
Compass Direction:
Location:	Entrance Timbalier Pass from Gulf of Mexico
Distance and Direction:	At lighthouse
Water Supply:	None necessary
Reached from Lighthouse:
Description of Fog Signal Building:	Fog bell in lighthouse on SE gallery
Pressure And Recording Gauge:

Weight:	1,800 lbs
Metal:	Bronze
Diameter:	44.5"
Height:	33"
Time:	3.5 hrs
Manufacturer:	Gamewell Fire Alarm Co., Boston, Mass.
Weights for Operation:

Location:	At lighthouse
Coloring:	White with green blinds
Construction Materials:	Wood, asbestos shingle roof.
Number of Rooms:	4
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:	None
Number of Keepers:	Keeper & Assistant
Furnished Quarters:	Both
NOT Furnished Quarters:	None
Outhouses:	None
Outhouse Coloring:
Paths and Walks:
Area Inclosed:
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Character of Surroundings:	In water
Stove, Maker:	Oil cook stove
Stove, Size:	Unknown
Sink, Maker:	Enameled iron
Sink, Size:	18" x 30"
Pump, Maker:	Erie
Pump, Size:	1 1/4"
Lamps:	Table lamps, hand lamps, hand lanterns

General Information:
Boats on Station:	Hoisted on davits