Report for Chester Rock Light Station (Connecticut) - 1889
General |
District: | 3rd |
Inspector: | Lighthouse Engineer 3rd Dist. |
Location: | Near mouth of Deep River, Connecticut River. |
Date of Report: | 12/22/1889 |
Latitude: | 41° 23' 54" |
Longitude: | 72° 26' 02" |
Premises |
Site: | |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | |
Area Inclosed: | |
Character of Soil: | Water site |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Land directly on ladder from small boat. |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
Means to Reach Light Station: | By small boat from Deep River. |
Distance to Nearest Road: | About 5/8 mile to dock & RR station in Deep River. |
Distance to Post Office: | 5/8 mile to Deep River, Ct. |
Distance to Village: | 5/8 mile to Deep River, Ct. |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | By small boat. |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | 1889 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
Condition at This Date: | Good |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | Hexagon |
Form of Tower: | |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 13' |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 23' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Channel both sides |
Color of Tower: | Wood |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Natural color of shingles |
Tower Connection: | No dwelling |
Object of Navigation: | Channel |
Building Materials: | Wood |
General Description: | Crib extends up to high water, above this there is a frustrum of a square pyramid 15' at base, 10' at top & 6' 8" high filled with small tone; sheathed at sides & top w/ 3" planking; corners are protected by 1/4 x 18" boiler plates & angle irons 4.5". |
Wall Thickness at Base: | 2" sheathing & shingles on frame. |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 2" sheathing & shingles on frame. |
Diameter at Base: | 8' across hexagon |
Diameter at Parapet: | 4' across hexagon at top. |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden ladder with small platform at top to enable keeper to attend to lamp. |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | No windows |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | No windows |
Number of Doors: | 1 door with upper portion glazed. |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | 15' square crib foundation made of yellow pine timbers sheathed w/ 3" planking & filled w/ small stone; resting on rocky bottom of river. Foundation is protected by rip rap. |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Water site |
Soil Susceptibility: | Water site |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | The up-stream sides are protected by 1/4 x 18" horizontal strips of iron at freshet level. Tower is a frustrum of an hexagonal pyramid surmounted by a small lantern set on top frame. Inside has planed joist & ceiling varnishes; outside is shingled. |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | Beacon lantern |
Shape of Lantern: | |
Diameter to Glass: | 3' 8" outside bottom ring |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 6 |
Type of Bars: | |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 26" |
Number of Plates in Height: | One |
Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
Size of Plates: | 26 5/8" x 24 1/4" |
Number of Storm Panes: | None; 2 extra lights same size. |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Brass & copper |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
Lightning Spindle: | Pinnacle of lantern |
Description of Lightning Rod: | Copper ribbon 1/8 by 1.5" connected to metal of lantern nailed to tower & pier & carried into water below low water to copper plate 2' square. |
Balustrade: | Small shelf gallery for cleaning outside of lantern glass & wooden ladder. |
Lantern Doors: | None |
Floor of Lantern: | None |
Watchroom Doors: | None |
Parapet Diameter: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | 2 in upper part of lower wall |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Small wooden ladder |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Fitted to inside upper frame. |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | |
Year Made: | |
Marks and Number: | |
Order of Apparatus: | 6th |
Inside Diameter: | |
Light Characteristic: | Fixed red |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Entire horizon |
Number of Panels: | 4 |
Number of Flash Panels: | |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | None |
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: | Fastened on shelf |
Service Table: | None |
Draft Tube Description: | Ventilating tube in ball on center of lantern |
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: | Ruby chimney |
Red Sectors Description: | |
Where Color Attached: | |
Form of Colored Glass: | |
Lamp Description: | Funck, 6th order |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 3 in set. |
Number of Spare Burners: | |
Candle Power: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | |
Oil House Description: | Oil kept in boxes in lower part of tower. |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | |
Oil House Capacity: | |
Other (Describe): | |
Suitability: |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | Land on ladder on pier from small boat. |
Distance and Direction: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |