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 |
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