Report for Bullocks Point (Rhode Island) - 1937
| General |
| District: | 2nd |
| Inspector: | J. K. Ramsey |
| Location: | Providence River |
| Date of Report: | 08/11/1937 |
| Latitude: | |
| Longitude: |
| Premises |
| Site: | Submarine Site |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | |
| Area Inclosed: | None |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | Submarine site |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Land on foundation directly |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Boat from W. Barrington |
| 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: | 1872 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1937 Foundation only |
| 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: | 48' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | High wooded land, small towns |
| Color of Tower: | White, black trim |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Tower mounted on top of dwelling. |
| Object of Navigation: | Channel - Providence River |
| Building Materials: | Wood |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wood - spiral |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 10 1/4" x 11.5" - 2 lts each window |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2 - 12" x 26.5" |
| Number of Doors: | 1 - 2' x 7' |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Wood dwelling on granite pier, protected by rip rap. Lantern on top of gallery |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 8 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 2' 10 1/4" x 3' 3/4" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Wood & iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Zinc |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper - about 2' long |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Wood gallery - zinc covered iron rail |
| Lantern Doors: | Wood doors - hinged |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
| Watchroom Doors: | Wood |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Lower wall of Lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None needed |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screwed into astragals |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | No watchroom |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 870 |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute, Paris |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | USLHS # 4991 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 19 7/8" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 3 |
| 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, 4 columns - Top, intermediate & bottom plates |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Zinc with hood no damper. |
| 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 shade |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | Secured to illuminating apparatus |
| Form of Colored Glass: | Cylindrical shades in 4 sections - hinged. |
| Lamp Description: | 35 mm type A |
| Type of Illuminant: | Oil |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 4 |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 mantle |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 35 mm |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | 600 gal tank on lower gallery |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | At foot of tower stairs, general storage of equipment |
| Suitability: | Dry - suitable |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Bell - 1,000 lbs - Striker B type clock work. |
| Time to Start: | At once |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 2 strokes every 15 sec. |
| Duplication: | None |
| Timing Device: | |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | E side of Providence River Channel |
| Distance and Direction: | SW 25' |
| Water Supply: | None |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Gallery walkway |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Small bldg on platform extended over water. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | 1,000 lbs |
| Metal: | Bell metal |
| Diameter: | 3' |
| Height: | |
| Time: | 2.5 hrs |
| Manufacturer: | LHS 1878 |
| Weights for Operation: | 8 pcs 20" dia 1.5" thick e.i. |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Tower mounted on roof of dwelling |
| Coloring: | White paint, black trim |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 5 |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1 |
| Heating Plant: | Stoves |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | 1 keeper station |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Privy & Fog signal house |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White, black trim |
| Paths and Walks: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | Submarine site |
| Stove, Maker: | Barstow |
| Stove, Size: | Senate |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | 15" x 25" |
| Pump, Maker: | Seneca Falls |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: | 2 table, brass; 2 hand, brass; 1 lantern |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water from roof of dwelling |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Sufficient |
| Injury Possible: | Not liable |
| Purity Precaution: | Annual cleaning |
| Tank Capacity: | 5' 7" high x 7' x 7' |
| Tank Material: | Stone - brick lined |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump |
| What Power Used: | Hand |
| Distance from Dwelling: | In kitchen |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthful |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Landing ladders, davits for boats - no boathouse. |
| Distance and Direction: | At lighthouse |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Old wooden landing platform removed & new concrete platform with additional riprap installed, August 1937. |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 14 |
| Type: | Motor Dory |
| Length: | 5' |
| Width: | 16' |
| When Built: | 1926 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Oct. 9, 1935 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 57 |
| Type: | Row |
| Length: | 4' |
| Width: | 12' |
| When Built: | 1924 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Aug., 1930 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | Gasoline - 2 cycle |
| Horsepower: | 3 |
| Engine Maker: | Lathrop - # 23117 |
| Spare Coil: | |
| Magnet: | None |
| Battery: | 6 dry cells #6 |
| Propeller Diameter: | 14' |
| Propeller Pitch: | 20' |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Hand winch, rope falls. |
| Engine RPMs: | |
| Engine Diameter: | |
| Engine Stroke: | |
| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | |
| Serial Number: | |
| Cylinders and Size: | |
| Horsepower: | |
| Fuel: | |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | At mooring or on davits |