Report for Cedar Keys (Florida) - 1912
| General |
| District: | 7th |
| Inspector: | H. D. King |
| Location: | On highest point (easterly end of mound) on Sew Horse Key |
| Date of Report: | 02/26/1912 |
| Latitude: | 29 ° , 15' 49" |
| Longitude: | 83 ° , 03' 58" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Public Land, reserved for L.H. Purposes |
| Date of Reservation: | 09/04/1851 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 145 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | 80 x 120 feet |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Wooden picket fence |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Yes |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | 775 ft long on east end of island, about 1/2 mile from station-wharf only - sandy path to station. |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat from Cedar Keys, Fla |
| 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: | Lantern on top of Keepers dwelling |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1854 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | February 1910 |
| 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 ft. |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Dwelling shows against live oak trees, lantern against sky |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Painted |
| Tower Connection: | Lantern surmounts Keepers dwelling |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast and harbor. It serves neither purpose well at the present time |
| Building Materials: | Iron frame covered with wood & this in turn by sheet iron |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Iron |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | None |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | None |
| Number of Doors: | One from tower to gallery 21 5/8" x 43 1/2" flanged outside about 2" |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | The station is easily Kept and site practically valueless for other purposes, but of little use for seacoast light unless tower is built higher. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 8 sided |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 32" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | 24 1/2" x 32" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Same as tower |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Galv. Iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Iron |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Wooden, with iron rail |
| Lantern Doors: | Wooden, hinged & bolted, open out |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | None |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | None |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Driven into wooden blocks,screwed to iron frame |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | None |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 4 3/4 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | Fixed 520, flash 5600 |
| Name of Maker: | Henry Lepaute, clockwork, L Sautter & Cie Lens |
| Year Made: | 1854 |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 19 3/4" 500 mm |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 2 minutes |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 360 degrees with flash panels outside |
| Number of Panels: | 4 panels |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 2 |
| Arc of Each: | 45 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | Five |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | Four |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | Four |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | False |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | Two (panels revolving ouside of fixed lens) |
| How Flash is Produced: | |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | 5 |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | All |
| Pedestal: | Cast iron cylindrical, 6" diam |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Chariot |
| Chariot Description: | On 3 brass wheels 2 7/8" diam, not ball bearing. Area of wheels screwed into steel ring. Four bearing wheels ? Steel ring and for ??? |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 5 3/4" x6"x21'6" 11 ft only ?/ |
| Clock Weight: | 75 to 150 pounds |
| Length of Winding Time: | 4 3/4 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | No |
| Machinery Protection: | By box of brass & glass |
| Regulated: | Air governor |
| Lens Protection: | No |
| How Color is Produced: | No |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Fourth Order oil |
| Type of Illuminant: | Oil |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | One |
| Number of Spare Burners: | Three |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Twisted steel wire cable |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 1/8 ' diam |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 60 ft |
| How Led: | Over wheel to weights |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 2 3/4" diam 5 1/8 leng |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | One wich |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1.5" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | Fitted with shelves and used for extra weights, polishing material and lens jacks |
| Oil House Description: | 30 feet NW. from dwelling |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 7' x 8' x 10' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick with slate roof |
| Oil House Capacity: | 125 five gallon cans |
| Other (Describe): | Pantry and Lamp room in dwelling. Store room in corner of yard |
| Suitability: | Dry and well suited |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Lantern on top of dwelling |
| Coloring: | White |
| Construction Materials: | Wood, Cypress shingled |
| Number of Rooms: | Five and four |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | One |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Oil house & store huse in enclosure, Toilet and chicken house outside |
| Outhouse Coloring: | All white |
| Paths and Walks: | Brick walks inside enclosure |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Sand & Marsh |
| Stove, Maker: | H Wetter MFG. 60 |
| Stove, Size: | Four holes |
| Sink, Maker: | None |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | None |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: | 1 service hand pump |
| Assistant Keepers Dwellings |
| Location: | Tower on top of dwelling (see info on previous screen) |
| Coloring: | |
| Construction Materials: | |
| Number of Rooms: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | |
| Outhouses: | |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | |
| Area Cultivated: | |
| Character of Surroundings: | |
| Stove, Maker: | Michigan Stove Co. |
| Stove, Size: | Four hole |
| Sink, Maker: | No name |
| Sink, Size: | 18" x 24" |
| Pump, Maker: | None |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: | 1 service hand pump |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water stored in Cypress Cisterns |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Not |
| Purity Precaution: | None. No spare reservir to allow of cleaning tanks |
| Tank Capacity: | At each end of dwelling |
| Tank Material: | Cypress, 5000 gal & 400 Gal |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | None |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Drawn from tap |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good |
| Diseases: | Rheumatism |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | None |
| Boats |
| Boat Number: | 1 |
| Type: | Cat boat |
| Length: | 8 |
| Width: | 19 |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | 1892 |
| Sails: | True |
| Suited to Work: | No- should be power boat |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | Cat boat (power boat belongs to Keeper) |
| Boats on Station: | In the water |