Report for Cleveland East Pier (Ohio) - 1909
General |
District: | 10th |
Inspector: | Chas. C. Bartlett & Norris M. Works |
Location: | On E pier, 31' from its outer end, entrance to Cuyahoga River, Cleveland Harbor, OH., S'ly shore of Lake Erie |
Date of Report: | 02/03/1909 |
Latitude: | 41° 30' 18" |
Longitude: | 81° 42' 44" |
Premises |
Site: | On US pier |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | No particular area, occupies end of pier |
Area Inclosed: | Not inclosed |
Character of Soil: | None |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | None |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Located on pier |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat. By walking along "Penna. RR" wharf & out E pier. |
Distance to Nearest Road: | 1/3 mile along E Pier to Front Ave. |
Distance to Post Office: | Light to dwelling 3/4 mile; dwelling to PO 3/4 mile. |
Distance to Village: | In city of Cleveland. |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None from dwelling |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | 3/4 mile from dwelling in Cleveland, by public street & E Pier |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Wooden tower |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | 1869 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1875 |
Condition at This Date: | Good |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
Form of Tower: | Pyramidal |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 32' 2" |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 36.5' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Bldgs & smoke of city. |
Color of Tower: | Brown |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Lead & oil paint |
Tower Connection: | Detached |
Object of Navigation: | Marks outer end of E Pier at entrance to inner harbor. |
Building Materials: | |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | 10" |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 8' |
Diameter at Base: | 14' 3" x 14' 3" |
Diameter at Parapet: | 8' |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden step ladder |
Number of Landings: | 1 intermediate |
Size of Glass: | 12" x 14" |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 5 - 14" x 32" |
Number of Doors: | 1 |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | 4 concrete piers under corners of tower resting on concrete - E Pier |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | None |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 4th |
Shape of Lantern: | Cylindrical |
Diameter to Glass: | 7' 3/4" |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 10 sides glass, round parapet |
Type of Bars: | Vertical iron |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 36" |
Number of Plates in Height: | One |
Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
Size of Plates: | 27" x 36.5" |
Number of Storm Panes: | None |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | 2 sides darkened = 72 degrees |
What Bearings: | Bearing N 68 degrees 21' W to N 3 degrees 39' E; Azimuth - 291 -39 to 3 degrees 39 |
Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron above parapet, parapet of wood. |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron lined with zinc |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
Lightning Spindle: | Iron |
Description of Lightning Rod: | Iron links, hooked onto iron band |
Balustrade: | Copper covered floor - flat iron railing. |
Lantern Doors: | Low windows, double doors, in parapet, beneath glass of lantern |
Floor of Lantern: | Wood, covered with copper. |
Watchroom Doors: | Wood, covered with copper, trap door in floor. |
Parapet Diameter: | 6' 8 1/4" |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | 4 wooden sides |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Hooks in corner posts |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | Room below lantern is fitted with copper covered floor, small closet & step ladder to lantern. 1st floor room is fitted with combined coal bin & bunk, large closet with 4 shelves & table. |
How is Relief Called: | None |
Where is Call System Led: |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | Lamp shop USLH Depot - 3rd dist. Staten Island |
Year Made: | Not known |
Marks and Number: | USLH Depot, 3rd dist. Lamp shop Staten Island |
Order of Apparatus: | 6th |
Inside Diameter: | 11 7/8" |
Light Characteristic: | Fixed red |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Fixed red 270 degrees, silvered reflector 90 degrees. |
Number of Panels: | 3 panels of lens, 1 panel of silvered reflector - each 90 degrees. |
Number of Flash Panels: | |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 1 |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 3 |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 |
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: | 4' 2" high |
Service Table: | Small shelf on S side, place below for fan. |
Draft Tube Description: | None |
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 chimney |
Red Sectors Description: | |
Where Color Attached: | |
Form of Colored Glass: | |
Lamp Description: | 5th order |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 3 |
Number of Spare Burners: | |
Candle Power: |
Vapor Oil Lamp |
Number of Wicks or Mantels: | |
Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 1/4" |
Diameter of Mantel: | |
Diameter of Circum Circle: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | Small closet in room below lantern, for wicks, chimneys, etc. Large closet with 4 shelves for paint etc., on 1st floor & a coal bin. |
Oil House Description: | Oil kept at W Pier in iron oil house. |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | |
Oil House Capacity: | |
Other (Describe): | |
Suitability: | Suited |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Healthful |
Diseases: | |
Prevalency: | |
Local Causes: | |
Recommended Improvements: |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | Iron rings are placed in E side of E pier to serve Keeper in landing on pier from his row boat. |
Distance and Direction: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tower & light are in good condition |