Report for Anclote Key (Florida) - 1913
| General |
| District: | 7th |
| Inspector: | Wm. W. Demerith, Supt. 7th Dist. |
| Location: | On S'ly end of most S'ly of Anclote Keys |
| Date of Report: | 01/02/1913 |
| Latitude: | 28° 10' 02" |
| Longitude: | 82° 50' 44" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Public land withdrawn from sale or entry by order of Commissioner Gen. Land Office, letter to US Land office dated 1/9/78; by Executive Order declared LH Reservation 2/1/1886 |
| Date of Reservation: | 02/03/1886 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 177 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | 104 x 148' |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 82' S x W |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Wooden |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Length 459', 8' wide. From tower to wharf 418' |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By sail to Tarpon Springs, thence by boat to light |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | Anclote, Fl. about 4 miles. Keepers go to Tarpon Springs for station. |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Pyramidal tower of round iron columns & braces with cast iron central cylinder, on concrete foundation |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | October, 1887 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Feb'y & March 1912 |
| 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: | 101' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Pine, palmetto & Mangrove trees & sky |
| Color of Tower: | Tower brown, lantern black |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast & harbor; general & local use. |
| Building Materials: | Cast & structural wrought iron. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Spiral, cast iron |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 9.5" x 7.5" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 4 windows 1' 9 7/16" x 2' 4" - 6 glasses |
| Number of Doors: | 3- entrance iron, double 6' 9" x 26 3/4", parapet - 6' 4 3/4" x 27"; watchroom - wooden 2' 1.5" x 7' |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Station in excellent condition, tower will soon req. painting. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 3rd |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 10 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 5' 11" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 2' 7.5" x 5' 11 3/4" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Brass |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Iron balustrade, cast iron floor. |
| Lantern Doors: | None |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | No door. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Lower part of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Brass hooks screwed to top of lantern |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Circular room, fitted with clockwork in iron case which forms support for illuminating & revolving apparatus, spiral stairs & lanterns, locker, service box, tool chest. etc., etc. |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 5 hours, usually wound every 4 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | 200,000 |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute, Paris |
| Year Made: | 1884 |
| Marks and Number: | HL/ 323 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 3rd |
| Inside Diameter: | 3' 3.5" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 6 minutes |
| Flash Interval: | 30 sec. |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 12 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 12 |
| Arc of Each: | 30 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 10 ring around bulls eye |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 11 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 5 |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Consists of clock case on which apparatus rests. |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | None - tube leads above umbrella & has a hood on top of same. |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Chariot |
| Chariot Description: | 6 wheels, 4 1/8" dia., H 2 3/8" guide rollers at top of lens. 6 center horiz. in carriage 1 7/8" dia.; 8 center horiz on lens. 2 5/8" |
| Length of Drop Tube: | None |
| Clock Weight: | 150 to 225 lbs |
| Length of Winding Time: | 5 hours, usually wound every 4 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | No |
| Machinery Protection: | Circular iron case with glass doors |
| Regulated: | By a governor, & by the use of more or less weight. |
| Lens Protection: | Linen lens cover |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 3rd o Type B |
| Type of Illuminant: | IOV |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 spare IOV lamp, 1 spare wick lamp |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 3 (for wick lamp) |
| Candle Power: | 200, 000 |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Flexible steel cable |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 1/4" |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 24' |
| How Led: | From drum down thru floor around weight pulley back to floor |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 5" x 7.5" |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | Type "B" single tank system, 1 mantel |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 55 mm |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | No closet in tower, small locker & tool chest in watchroom. |
| Oil House Description: | About 75' S x W from base of tower |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 10' x 12' x 9' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick, corrug. iron roof. |
| Oil House Capacity: | 925' |
| Other (Describe): | 2 in each dwelling for supplies & stores - boat house also used for storing. Large storehouse in yard. |
| Suitability: | Suited. |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 2 - 1 on each side & a little to rear. |
| Coloring: | White with green blinds & slate colored asbestos roof. |
| Construction Materials: | Wood, with brick piers & asbestos shingles. |
| Number of Rooms: | 5 |
| Number of Dwellings: | 2 |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 with family |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 1 for each dwelling |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White, slate colored asbestos roof |
| Paths and Walks: | Brick |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | No |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Marsh & sandy |
| Stove, Maker: | King Stove & Range Co. (2) |
| Stove, Size: | Crown No. 8 (2) |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | 23.5 x 27.5" (2) |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | No. 2 (2) |
| Lamps: | 2 table lamps, 2 hand lamps, 2 tubular lanterns. |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water from roof by gutters |
| Quality: | Excellent |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | No chalk used, tanks cleaned annually |
| Tank Capacity: | 1 - 500 gal tank back of each dwelling. |
| Tank Material: | 2 - cypress |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Excellent |
| Diseases: | Malaria from mosquitoes |
| Prevalency: | May to September |
| Local Causes: | Brackish marsh |
| Recommended Improvements: | Could not be drained |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Wooden wharf, square terra cotta cased wooden piles, pine & cypress deck 459' x 8' with boat landing at end. Road made of brick with cement curb 418' long leads from wharf to dwelling; boathouse on land with marine railway for hauling boats onto. |
| Distance and Direction: | SE x S - 877' to boat landing at end of wharf. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Boats |
| Boat Number: | 1 |
| Type: | Sloop |
| Length: | 6' 5" |
| Width: | 17' 4" |
| When Built: | Jan'y 1886 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | 1/21/1909 |
| Sails: | True |
| Suited to Work: | Yes, but should have gasoline motor installed. |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Hand winch for boatways |
| 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: | Motor owned by keeper |
| Boats on Station: | In suitable boathouse |