Report for Whitehead (Maine) - 1935
General |
District: | 1st |
Inspector: | Thomas Sampson, Asst. Superintendent |
Location: | On the easterly end of Whitehead Island, Maine, westerly side of the southerly entrance to Muscle Ridge Channel entrance to West Penobscot Bay |
Date of Report: | 05/03/1935 |
Latitude: | 43° 58' 44" |
Longitude: | 69° 07' 29" |
Premises |
Site: | Purchase |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | 08/05/1803 |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | 10 acres |
Area Inclosed: | None |
Character of Soil: | |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 150 feet |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Boatslip & stone wharf near boatslip, connected to land by wooden bridge |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
Means to Reach Light Station: | Boat - railroad or steamboat landing at Rockland 9 miles |
Distance to Nearest Road: | Road from tower to wharf 1,200 feet in length |
Distance to Post Office: | Spruce Head Post Office 2.5 miles |
Distance to Village: | |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | 1807 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1852 |
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: | 74.5 feet |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Woods |
Color of Tower: | Gray |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Natural stone |
Tower Connection: | Detached |
Object of Navigation: | Secondary seacoast |
Building Materials: | Granite lined with brick |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Spiral with cast iron steps |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | 8.75" x 8.75" |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 4 - 20.75 x 20.25" |
Number of Doors: | 1 |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 3rd special lantern equal to Owls Head |
Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
Diameter to Glass: | |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 16 |
Type of Bars: | Vertical |
Thickness of Bars: | 1" |
Height Glazed: | 6 feet |
Number of Plates in Height: | 2 |
Number of Plates Each Side: | 2 |
Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
Size of Plates: | |
Number of Storm Panes: | |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron with wrought iron sash bars |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Wrought iron bars with copper plates on outside, lined with zinc inside |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Made of copper pipe with three hoods on top in parapet |
Lightning Spindle: | Bronze with copper tip |
Description of Lightning Rod: | |
Balustrade: | Single wrought iron bar 1.5" x 5/8" x 33' bound iron posts 3/4" diameter set in stone deck |
Lantern Doors: | Sheet iron 70.25" x 24" - 3/16" thick fitted with hinges |
Floor of Lantern: | Granite |
Watchroom Doors: | None |
Parapet Diameter: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | Lower part of lantern |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screwed into sash bars hung on hooks, roller curtains - 24" - 16 |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | 24,000 |
Name of Maker: | L. Sautter & Co., Paris |
Year Made: | Not known |
Marks and Number: | L. Sautter & Co., Paris |
Order of Apparatus: | 3rd |
Inside Diameter: | 40" |
Light Characteristic: | |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 288 degrees |
Number of Panels: | 5 (1 panel on land side, glass over door only) |
Number of Flash Panels: | None |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 13 |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 11 |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | None |
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: | None, lens sets directly on lantern floor |
Service Table: | |
Draft Tube Description: | Zinc 4" set and supported on lens |
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: | Linen cover |
How Color is Produced: | |
Red Sectors Description: | |
Where Color Attached: | |
Form of Colored Glass: | |
Lamp Description: | 300 watt electric lamp, (IOV Standby) |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
Number of Spare Burners: | 1 |
Candle Power: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | 1 closet in service room fitted with 4 shelves used for storing lamp supplies |
Oil House Description: | Red brick oil house - 250 feet NW from dwelling |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | 8' 1" x 9' 7" |
Oil House Construction Material: | Brick |
Oil House Capacity: | 3-2500 gal tanks=7500 gals. 3-239, 3-139 gals = 1234 gals. 8784 gals. kerosene total |
Other (Describe): | Closet in rainshed used for storing paint |
Suitability: | Dry & Suitable |
Fog Signal General |
Fog Signal Kind: | Air Tyfon - 425 & 300 - operated by automatic clock |
Time to Start: | 3 minutes |
How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
Manufacturer: | Steam, Hodge Boiler Works, East Boston, Mass |
Year of Manufacture: | 1902 & 1904 |
Characteristic: | Air - 1.5 sec blast, 3 sec. silent, 1.5 sec blast, 9 sec. silent. Bell - every 15 secs. |
Duplication: | |
Timing Device: | |
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 50 lbs. |
Height Above Water: | 42 feet |
Compass Direction: | 425-300 degrees |
Location: | |
Distance and Direction: | South 158 feet |
Water Supply: | Rain Water |
Reached from Lighthouse: | Board walk |
Description of Fog Signal Building: | Red brick building 32' x 32' - has hip roof, brick chimney, two coal bunkers inside and cistern under floor |
Pressure And Recording Gauge: | Yes |
Bell Signal |
Weight: | 1,200 |
Metal: | Bell metal |
Diameter: | 42" |
Height: | 30" |
Time: | Struck by hand if whistle is out of order |
Manufacturer: | |
Weights for Operation: |
Whistle Signal |
Whistle Diameter: | |
Whistle Height: | |
Whistle Orifice: | |
Whistle Tone: | |
Whistle Chime: |
Dwelling |
Location: | 147' from tower on NW'ly side |
Coloring: | White with lead colored trimmings |
Construction Materials: | Wood |
Number of Rooms: | 7 |
Number of Dwellings: | 2 |
Heating Plant: | None |
Number of Keepers: | 1 keeper, 2 assts. |
Furnished Quarters: | All |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
Outhouses: | Schoolhouse, henhouse about 75' N or tower, rainshed, whistlehouse |
Outhouse Coloring: | White with lead trimmings |
Paths and Walks: | Bord walks |
Area Inclosed: | None |
Area of Garden: | |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
Cultivation Area Available: | |
Area Cultivated: | None |
Character of Surroundings: | Rocky |
Stove, Maker: | Portland S. F. Co.l |
Stove, Size: | Royal Atlantic #8 |
Sink, Maker: | |
Sink, Size: | 22" x 48" 6" |
Pump, Maker: | Bould |
Pump, Size: | #2 |
Lamps: |
Assistant Keepers Dwellings |
Location: | 30' from tower on W'ly side |
Coloring: | White with lead colored trimmings |
Construction Materials: | Wood |
Number of Rooms: | 7 |
Heating Plant: | None |
Number of Keepers: | 2 Assts in this double keepers house |
Outhouses: | Schoolhouse, henhouse, rainshed & whistlehouse |
Outhouse Coloring: | White with lead color trimmings |
Paths and Walks: | Board walk |
Area Inclosed: | None |
Area of Garden: | |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
Cultivation Area Available: | |
Area Cultivated: | |
Character of Surroundings: | Rocky |
Stove, Maker: | Portland S. F. Co. |
Stove, Size: | Royal Atlantic #8 |
Sink, Maker: | |
Sink, Size: | 22" x 48" x 6" |
Pump, Maker: | Gould |
Pump, Size: | #2 |
Lamps: |
Water |
How Procured: | Rain water from roof of building |
Quality: | Good |
Quantity: | Ample |
Injury Possible: | No |
Purity Precaution: | Cisterns are covered & cleaned twice a year |
Tank Capacity: | 4 cisterns, 1-1300 gals. 2-1100 gals. 1-7000 gals. 2 tanks 1-2300 gals. 1-1700 gals. reservoir-10,000 gals |
Tank Material: | Cisterns of brick and cement, tanks-wood, reservoir stoned up |
Distilling Apparatus: | False |
Distilling Manufacturer: | |
Well Description: | |
Well Diameter: | |
Well Lining: | |
Pump or Bucket: | |
What Power Used: | |
Distance from Dwelling: |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Very healthy |
Diseases: | None |
Prevalency: | |
Local Causes: | |
Recommended Improvements: | None |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | Boathouse & wharf - road to lighthouse |
Distance and Direction: | About 1200 feet on north side of tower |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Boats |
Boat Number: | 130 |
Type: | Dory |
Length: | 4' 10" |
Width: | 13' |
When Built: | 1927 |
Date Harbored at Station: | Oct. 29, 1927 |
Sails: | False |
Suited to Work: | Yes |
Hoisting Engines |
Hoisting Engine Kind: | Handwinch |
Engine RPMs: | |
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Engine Stroke: | |
Engine Boiler: | |
Engine Maker and Date: | |
Serial Number: | |
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Horsepower: | |
Fuel: | |
Hoist Starter: | |
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