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. |