Burnt Coat Harbor (Maine)

District:	1st
Inspector:	Thomas Sampson
Location:	On Hockamock Head, Maine, S'ly side of Swans Island & NW'ly side of the main entrance to Burnt Coat Harbor
Date of Report:	05/03/1935
Latitude:	44° 08' 03"
Longitude:	68° 26' 52"

Site:	Purchase
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:	12/17/1871
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site:	1.32 acres
Area Inclosed:	Whole area
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark:	About 75'
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises:	Boatslip landing
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station:	Boat - about 1 mile from Swans Island
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:
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:	75'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea:	Trees
Color of Tower:	White
Color of Tower/ How Produced:	Whitewashed
Tower Connection:	Connected
Object of Navigation:	Harbor aid
Building Materials:	Bricks & cement
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps:	Cast iron
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass:	9" x 12"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:	3 - 30.5" x 53"
Number of Doors:	2
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
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:
Height Glazed:	36 1/4"
Number of Plates in Height:	One
Number of Plates Each Side:	One
Thickness of Plates:	1/4"
Size of Plates:	27 3/8" x 36 3/8"
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:	Blanked one side NE
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern:	Cast iron
Construction Material Roof / Cowl:	Cast iron in 10 sections bolted inside & lined with zinc
Ventilator / Cowl:	Cast iron
Lightning Spindle:	Copper, fork end, screwed to ball
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade:	3-rail balustrade with 16 posts
Lantern Doors:	1 cast iron door fitted with brass hinges & latch, & 1 wooden door fitted with brass hinges & catch
Floor of Lantern:	Cast iron
Watchroom Doors:	Iron trap door with iron hinges & lift ring
Parapet Diameter:

Location / Number:	In parapet wall
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:	No ladders
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:	Spring roller curtains.

Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:	490 cp
Name of Maker:	L. Sautter & Co.
Year Made:	Not known
Marks and Number:	L. Sautter & Co., Constructors, A Paris
Order of Apparatus:	4th
Inside Diameter:	19.5"
Light Characteristic:
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part:	90 degrees
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
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum:	3
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, 3' 5" high, 19" diameter at top
Service Table:
Draft Tube Description:
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 Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description:	Aladdin Mantle Lamp, one spare
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps:	2
Number of Spare Burners:	2
Candle Power:

Tower Closet Use:	1 closet in service room fitted with shelves for storing chimneys & cleaning material
Oil House Description:	110' NE'ly
Oil House Inside Dimension:	8'8" x 10' 8"
Oil House Construction Material:	Bricks
Oil House Capacity:	1 - 239 gal. & 2 - 139 gal. tanks for kerosene
Other (Describe):
Suitability:

Fog Signal Kind:	Bell run by machine
Time to Start:	Starts instantly
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer:
Year of Manufacture:
Characteristic:	1 single blow every 15 sec.
Duplication:	None - spare parts can be obtained from Storehouse. Portland, ME, at any time
Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
Compass Direction:
Location:
Distance and Direction:	90' SE
Water Supply:
Reached from Lighthouse:	By plank walk & stairs
Description of Fog Signal Building:	Pyramidal wooden tower shingled & painted white
Pressure And Recording Gauge:

Location:	Connected with tower by service room on S side
Coloring:	White with lead colored trimmings
Construction Materials:	Wood
Number of Rooms:	6
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers:	1
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses:	2
Outhouse Coloring:	White with lead colored trimmings
Paths and Walks:	2 walks & 1 path
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available:	None
Area Cultivated:	None
Character of Surroundings:	Light loam
Stove, Maker:
Stove, Size:
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size:
Lamps:

How Procured:	Rain from roof of dwelling
Quality:	Good
Quantity:	Ample
Injury Possible:	No
Purity Precaution:	Cistern cleaned annually
Tank Capacity:	2522 gals in cistern room in dwelling
Tank Material:	Bricks & cement
Distilling Apparatus:	False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
Pump or Bucket:	Pump
What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling:

Access to Lighthouse:	Boathouse with boatwinch & slip
Distance and Direction:	About 140' N'ly
Miscellaneous Remarks:	The premises, tower, buildings, & illuminating apparatus are in good condition at this date, May 1, 1935. 1 - 239 gal & 2 - 139 gal. tanks for kerosene in bulk.