Report for Chapel Hill Beacon (New Jersey) - 1930
| General |
| District: | 3rd |
| Inspector: | C. W. Ingram |
| Location: | About 1.4 miles 185 degrees 50' in rear of Conover Beacon on S shore of Sandy Hook Bay |
| Date of Report: | 02/14/1930 |
| Latitude: | 40° 23' 54" |
| Longitude: | 74° 03' 33" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchased from Timothy B. Mount for $750.00. Quit claim deed 1/25/1854 |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 07/22/1853 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | About 6 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | 3 acres |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 1.4 miles |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Wood picket fence |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Walking by road, about 1 mile to Leonardo, NJ |
| 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: | Tower on dwelling |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1856 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Electric lights & hot water heat in 1929 |
| 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: | 221' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Tree covered hills |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Wooden tower built on dwelling in middle of house |
| Object of Navigation: | Range with Conover Beacon for Chapel Hill Range cut channel, lower New York City |
| Building Materials: | Wood |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden ladder & stairs |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 2 pieces about 24" square clear |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 1; 28" x 54" built into walls |
| Number of Doors: | 1; 1.5" x 18" x 6' 6" wood |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Fire extinguishers on station. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 6' x 6' room in tower, sheathed with wood |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 4 |
| Type of Bars: | None |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | None |
| Number of Plates in Height: | None |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | None |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1 sash, glazed with 2 lights each 23.5" x 23 3/4" |
| Size of Plates: | |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Wood |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Wood, covered with galvanized tin |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Galv. iron & bug screening |
| Lightning Spindle: | Iron, 1/2" square |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Wood, covered with sheet copper |
| Lantern Doors: | Outer door - battened - 1 1/4" x 20" x 5' 8"; Inner door - 2 panel - 1.5" x 18.5" x 5' 6.5" |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood, covered with sheet copper |
| Watchroom Doors: | Wooden trap, copper covered, brass butts. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In lens room - 4 brass swivel slotted discs. 5.5" diam |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Roller shade, secured to trim |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | 1 wooden closet, 1 window, sash 2" x 22" x 54" glazed with 8 lights 9" x 12" |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 1,000,000 |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier & Fenestre |
| Year Made: | (transferred from Waachaack 1/29/1924 |
| Marks and Number: | Paris |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th order range lens - focal length 250 mm |
| Inside Diameter: | 26" dia., 12" dia bullseye & 4 concentric rings |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | One |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | Bullseye & 2 rings |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 4 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4 |
| 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: | Cast iron column, flanged top & bottom, 43" high |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | 6" galv. iron flue into ventilator ball. |
| 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: | |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 115 V, 500 W G40, electric incandescent, C-5 filament, Flood lighting type rated initial lumens 8300 |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 6 electric, 1 35 mm IOV Auxiliary |
| Number of Spare Burners: | One |
| Candle Power: |
| Parabolic Mirror |
| Parabolic Opening: | 14" |
| Parabolic Mirror Depth: | 3.5" |
| Parabolic Focal Length: | 8" |
| Parabolic Material: | Silver plated copper |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 1 cupboard with shelf & 3 doors used to store spare parts & light equipment |
| Oil House Description: | E side of dwelling, concrete & asbestos roof |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 12' x 14' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Concrete |
| Oil House Capacity: | About 800 5-gal cans |
| Other (Describe): | 4 built in closets, fitted with shelf & cllothes hooks |
| Suitability: | Dry, suited |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Light tower on roof of dwelling |
| Coloring: | White, dark lead trim |
| Construction Materials: | Wood clapboard |
| Number of Rooms: | 5 including built on kitchen |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 2; barn & oil house |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Natural shingle & concrete gray oil house |
| Paths and Walks: | Concrete & ash cinders |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | 900 sq. ft. |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Clay, marsh, woods |
| Stove, Maker: | Magnetic # 818 |
| Stove, Size: | 35" x 29" |
| Sink, Maker: | Mott Iron Wks |
| Sink, Size: | 33" x 16" x 6" |
| Pump, Maker: | Douglas |
| Pump, Size: | #2 |
| Lamps: | 1 table lamp, 1 hand lamp, 1 hand lantern (lighthouse mfg) |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain from roof |
| Quality: | Fair |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Cistern to be cleaned by keeper |
| Tank Capacity: | 1900 gals. outer edge, N side of kitchen |
| Tank Material: | Brick & cement, 7' 2" x 6' dia. |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump |
| What Power Used: | Hand |
| Distance from Dwelling: | On kitchen sink |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Has a cesspool |