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 Boiler:
Engine Maker and Date:
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Fuel:
Hoist Starter:
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