Report for Cherrystone (Virginia) - 1867

General
District: 5th
Inspector: J.M. Berrien, Inspector, 5th LH Dist.
Location: Entrance to Cherrystone Harbor, VA.
Date of Report: 10/11/1867
Latitude:
Longitude:
Premises
Site:
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site:
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark:
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises:
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station:
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: Screwpile
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established:
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
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:
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea:
Color of Tower:
Color of Tower/ How Produced:
Tower Connection:
Object of Navigation:
Building Materials:
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps:
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass:
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:
Number of Doors:
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks:
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern:
Shape of Lantern:
Diameter to Glass:
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides:
Type of Bars:
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed:
Number of Plates in Height:
Number of Plates Each Side:
Thickness of Plates:
Size of Plates:
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern:
Construction Material Roof / Cowl:
Ventilator / Cowl:
Lightning Spindle:
Description of Lightning Rod: In good condition.
Balustrade:
Lantern Doors:
Floor of Lantern:
Watchroom Doors:
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number:
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: None at station
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: No


Watchroom
How is Watchroom Fitted:
How is Relief Called: None
Where is Call System Led:
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker:
Year Made:
Marks and Number:
Order of Apparatus: 4th
Inside Diameter:
Light Characteristic:
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part:
Number of Panels:
Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum:
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum:
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum:
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:
Service Table:
Draft Tube Description:
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: 4th order lens w/ Franklin lamp
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 1 - in good condition.
Number of Spare Burners: 2 - in good condition.
Candle Power:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use:
Oil House Description:
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:
Oil House Capacity:
Other (Describe): There is a closet provided for the preservation of utensils, wicks, chimneys and cleaning materials. Paints, oils, spirits of turpentine, paint-brushes, etc. are kept in a closet by themselves.
Suitability:
Fog Signal General
Fog Signal Kind: Bell, worked by hand.
Time to Start:
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer:
Year of Manufacture:
Characteristic:
Duplication:
Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
Compass Direction:
Location:
Distance and Direction:
Water Supply:
Reached from Lighthouse:
Description of Fog Signal Building:
Pressure And Recording Gauge:
Dwelling
Location:
Coloring:
Construction Materials:
Number of Rooms:
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers:
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
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:
Stove, Size:
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size:
Lamps: A small time piece, kept in the sitting room - is in good condition.
Boats
Boat Number: 0
Type:
Length: 4' 8"
Width: 15'
When Built:
Date Harbored at Station:
Sails: False
Suited to Work: Requires repairs.


Miscellaneous
General Information: Boat stands in need of some repairs.
Boats on Station:
Condition
Lantern: In good condition
Illuminating Apparatus: Very clean in good condition
Service Lamp: In good condition, the glass chimney free from soot, smoke, etc.
Oil: Oil examinedand found to be free from motes, dust, etc.
Service Lamp Burner: In good condition, but had not been wicked for the next lighting.
Service Lamp Burner Level: Found the burner level.
Plate Glass: Very clean; 3 of the panes were cracked.
Lens Cover: Was on the lens clean; & made of ticking. Is hung up in the lantern room when not in use.
Lantern Curtains: None
Carillon or Alarm Bell: None
Rod Lamp: In good condition, clean; but not filled. The assistant keeper was instructed as to what purpose it was for.
Dwelling: Tolerably good.
Stairway and Landing: Tolerably clean without paint.
Inside of Tower:
Glazing of Dwelling: In good condition
Improvements Needed: Lantern is said to leak in stormy weather & requires repairs.
Outhouses:
Boathouse:
Grounds:


Equipment Care
Does Keeper Understand the Use and Care of
Lens: No one is allowed to touch the lens improperly.
Lantern and Trap Doors: Yes
Watch or Trimming Room: There were some of these articles lying about. The assistant's attention was called to the matter.
Lucernes or Matches: There were some matches to be seen in improper places. The attention of the assistant was called to the impropriety.
Heater: No heater at station.
Ventilation: Assistant understands use of ventilators & how to air the bldg.
Dome: They were so painted.


Oil Room
Oil Room Condition: In good condition, well ventilated.
Oil Carriers: In good condition & arranged for use.
Number of 100 Gallon Oil Butts: 1
Number of 50 Gallon Oil Butts: 1
Number of Small Butts for Waste Oil:
Number of Dripping Buckets: 2
Number of Oil Tanks: 2 holding 150 gallons.
Oil Butts Made According to Regulation: They are so made.
Oil Butt Covers: Gutters were so filled. Keeper understands use of covers & cocks.
Drip Bucket Placement: Yes
Oil Butt Platform: Placed upon a raised platform
Empty Oil Butts: There were no empty oil butts.


Tool Chests and Presses
Cleaning Materials Put Away: Yes
Paints Separate: Yes
Tool Chest: No tool chest or tools.
Tool Condition:
Tools Free from Rust:
Closets Clean: They appear to have received the requisite attention.
Service Box In Good Order: Tolerably good.
Trimming Scissors Clean: Tolerably clean.
Brushes and Floor Clothes: Yes
Lantern Condition: Tolerably good.


Keeper and Assistants
Keeper Appearance: Keeper was absent.
Keeper Interested in Duties: Keeper absent
Keeper Capacity for Duties: Keeper absent
Keeper Understanding of Regulations: Keeper absent
Keeper Complaints: Keeper absent
Keeper Family: Keeper has no family occupying dwelling w/ him.
Keeper Name: George Trowen
Keeper Age: Young
Keeper Present or Absent: Keeper was absent for purpose of getting his pay - not often absent.
Number of Assistants: 1
Assistants Attend to Duty: He appears so to attend
Assistants Capability: He appears to be capable.
Assistants Complaints: No
Assistants Family:
Assistant Keeper Names: B.W. Dolby, young.
Did Principal and Assistant Keepers Accompany the Inspector?: The assistant keeper attended me throughout the inspection.


Account and Regulations Books
Account Books
Daily Expenditures Posted: Yes
Quarterly Returns on Hand: Yes
Receipt and Expenditure Accounts Kept: Yes
Shipwreck and Vessels Passed Book: Have never been kept at this station.
Regulations, Instructions, and Directions
Rules and Regulations Copies: 1
Instructions and Directions Copies: 1
Placard Directions Copies: 1
Notice to Visitors Copies: 1
Summary of Duties: 1
Index of Instructions: 1
Guide for Mixed Paints: 1
Directions for Purifying Water: 1
Placards Easily Visible: Yes
Books Easily Accessible: Yes
Blank Books and Forms: