Report for Crabtree Ledge (Maine) - 1909

General
District: 1st
Inspector: Lt. Col. Edw. Burr, Corps of Engineers
Location: On Crabtree Ledge, ME, N'ly part of Frenchman Bay, & about 1/4 mile off the E'ly shore of Crabtree Neck
Date of Report: 12/24/1909
Latitude: 44° 28' 19"
Longitude: 68° 13' 17"
Premises
Site: Conveyed by Stateof Maine
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed: 03/18/1887
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: About 1 acre
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: Tower is built in water
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: Boat only
Distance to Nearest Road: Public road 1/4 mile; steamboat landing 1/4 mile
Distance to Post Office: 1.5 miles - Hancock Pt.
Distance to Village: 1.5 miles - Hancock Pt.
Facilities for Public Conveyance: None
Facilities for Private Conveyance: Boat, from steamboat landing 1/4 mile
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Tower
Number of Separate Lights: One
First Built or Established: 1890
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
Condition at This Date: Good
Shape of Tower in Plan: Circular
Form of Tower: Conical tower, cylindrical pier
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: 73'
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 48.5'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Sky
Color of Tower: White tower on black cylindrical pier
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Paint
Tower Connection: Dwelling is in the tower
Object of Navigation: Harbor guide
Building Materials: Cast iron & brick
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base: 2'
Wall Thickness at Parapet: 7"
Diameter at Base: 20'
Diameter at Parapet: 18'
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Iron, circular
Number of Landings: 2
Size of Glass: 10.5" x 26"; 10.5" x 16.5" & portholes 10.5" dia.
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 5 - 2' x 4' 6 3/4"; 1 - 2' x 3' 1 5/8"; 6 - 15.5" x 15.5"
Number of Doors: 13
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: Iron cylindrical pier filled with concrete & brick, excepting space for cellar etc., set on ledge.
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks:
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 5th
Shape of Lantern: Polygonal
Diameter to Glass: 7' 6"
Diameter in the Clear: 7'
Number of Sides: 8
Type of Bars: Vertical
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: 34" x 36"
Number of Storm Panes: 4
Unglazed Side of Lantern: All glazed
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Iron
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Cast iron
Ventilator / Cowl: Cast iron
Lightning Spindle: Fork ends screwed to ball
Description of Lightning Rod: Tower stands on water
Balustrade: Lower balcony 3 rail with rounds & 16 ball-top posts; Upper balcony, 2 rail with 8 7/8" posts
Lantern Doors: Iron door fitted with brass latch & hinges
Floor of Lantern: Iron
Watchroom Doors: Iron trap door with brass hinges & iron lift ring
Parapet Diameter: 10' 2"
Ventilators
Location / Number: In parapet wall
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: No
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Spring roller curtains


Watchroom
How is Watchroom Fitted: With service bench with closet underneath
How is Relief Called:
Where is Call System Led:
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus: 9 hrs. 25 min.
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker: H. Lepaute, Paris
Year Made: Not known
Marks and Number: H. Lepaute, Paris
Order of Apparatus: 5th
Inside Diameter: 14.5"
Light Characteristic: Fixed white, varied by a white flash every 2 minutes
Time of Revolution: 4 mins
Flash Interval: 1 min 48 sec.
Duration of Flash: 12 sec
Arc of Each Fixed Part: 360 degrees
Number of Panels: 4
Number of Flash Panels: 2
Arc of Each: About 40 degrees
Number of Elements in Central Drum: 1
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: 8
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: 5
Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: True
Revolving Panels: 2 panels revolving around outside of lens
How Flash is Produced: Panels attached to frame which moves on trucks
Number of Vertical Elements Panel: 5
Fixed Lens Covered: 9
Pedestal: Cast iron 4' high, 21" dia. with a sheet iron clock table attached
Service Table: None
Draft Tube Description: Cone only
Revolving Machinery: Henry Lepaute fan governor revolving clock
Standby and Description:
Chariot Float or Balls: Chariot
Chariot Description: 4 chariot wheels 2 3/4" dia. on shafts in steel ring with 4 guide trucks. 1 7/16" dia. & 4 guide trucks attached to under side of large lens gear.
Length of Drop Tube: 40'
Clock Weight:
Length of Winding Time: 9 hrs. 25 min.
Drive During Rewind:
Machinery Protection: Brass case with glass doors
Regulated: By fan governor
Lens Protection:
How Color is Produced:
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description: Regular 5th order
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: One
Number of Spare Burners: One
Candle Power:


Clock Cord Description
Revolving Cord:
Size of Clock Cord:
Length of Clock Cord:
How Led: From drum to under side of traveling sheave over another traveling sheave to weight
Diameter and Length of Clock Drum:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use:
Oil House Description: Oil room in base of tower
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:
Oil House Capacity:
Other (Describe): 2 closets - 1 in kitchen & 1 in living room. Storeroom in base of tower for storm windows & material
Suitability: Dry & suited, to the purpose for which designed.
Fog Signal General
Fog Signal Kind: Stevens fog-bell machine
Time to Start: Starts immediately
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer: Boston, Mass, made by Stevens
Year of Manufacture: 1890
Characteristic: Single blow every 10 sec.
Duplication: None
Timing Device: Time marker
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
Compass Direction:
Location: Guide to Sullivans Harbor & Mt. Desert Ferry
Distance and Direction: S'ly side of gallery deck
Water Supply:
Reached from Lighthouse:
Description of Fog Signal Building: Machine is in an iron inclosure
Pressure And Recording Gauge:
Bell Signal
Weight: 1262 lbs
Metal: Bronze
Diameter: 38"
Height: 26"
Time: 3 hrs 20 min.
Manufacturer:
Weights for Operation:
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:
Water
How Procured: Rain water
Quality: Good
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: No
Purity Precaution: Cleaned frequently
Tank Capacity: 2880 gal in foundation pier
Tank Material: Brick, concrete & cement
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
Pump or Bucket: Pump
What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling:
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Healthful
Diseases:
Prevalency:
Local Causes:
Recommended Improvements:
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse:
Distance and Direction:
Miscellaneous Remarks: The tower, with its pier & the illuminating apparatus are in good condition.