Report for Cuttyhunk (Massachusetts) - 1929
| General |
| District: | 2nd |
| Inspector: | J. G. Ramsey, Draftsman |
| Location: | On SW'ly point of Cuttyhunk Island |
| Date of Report: | 12/02/1929 |
| Latitude: | 41° 24' 52" |
| Longitude: | 70° 57' 01" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 08/19/1822 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 3 acres 139 rods |
| Area Inclosed: | Yes |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 114' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Board fence |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | No wharf - beach landing only |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat from main land about 1 mile by land to Cuttyhunk Post Office |
| 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: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1823 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1891 |
| 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: | 61' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Skyline |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | By covered way |
| Object of Navigation: | Guide to Buzzards Bay entrance |
| Building Materials: | Wood |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wood |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 9" x 12" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 3 - 30 5/8" x 4' 5" |
| Number of Doors: | 1 - 2' 8" x 6' 8" |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 5th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 9 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | 1" |
| Height Glazed: | 36" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 27 3/4" x 36" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron, copper roof, wooden parapet |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Yes, copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Yes, copper conductor to ground |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Yes |
| Lantern Doors: | Yes, wooden & hinged - double door |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood canvassed |
| Watchroom Doors: | Wood & hinged |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Yes, in parapet |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | No |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | In frieze - fitted with hooks |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | None |
| How is Relief Called: | Thermostat bell |
| Where is Call System Led: | Dwelling |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 2900 |
| Name of Maker: | Chance Bros |
| Year Made: | 1902 |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 19.5" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 360 degrees |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 7 - 6 prisms & central element |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 6 fixed |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 fixed |
| 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: | Cast iron |
| 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: | 35 mm Type A |
| Type of Illuminant: | Kerosene |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 type A & 1 4th order |
| Number of Spare Burners: | One |
| Candle Power: | 600 cp |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 mantel |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 35mm |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | 200' 38 degrees from tower |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 8' x 10' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Stone |
| Oil House Capacity: | About 150 5-gal cans |
| Other (Describe): | |
| Suitability: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 12' 80 degrees |
| Coloring: | White, lead color trimmings |
| Construction Materials: | Wood, with asbestos shingle roof |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 |
| Number of Dwellings: | 1 |
| Heating Plant: | Direct hot water |
| Number of Keepers: | Keeper only |
| Furnished Quarters: | Keeper |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Fuel house & barn |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White, lead trim |
| Paths and Walks: | Wooden walks from dwelling to fuel house |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | 1/2 acre |
| Area Cultivated: | 1/4 acre |
| Character of Surroundings: | Fast ground |
| Stove, Maker: | Modern Glenwood |
| Stove, Size: | 207 |
| Sink, Maker: | Not known |
| Sink, Size: | 22" x 48" |
| Pump, Maker: | Douglas |
| Pump, Size: | # 2 |
| Lamps: | 1 table & 2 hand lamps LHS |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From well & from cistern |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Cleaned out at frequent intervals |
| Tank Capacity: | About 1500 gal in cellar |
| Tank Material: | Brick cement plastered |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | Stoned up with field stones, 20' |
| Well Diameter: | 36" |
| Well Lining: | Yes, with field stones |
| Pump or Bucket: | No |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: | About 90' |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthful |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Beach landing, no wharf - boathouse - no road, path only over hills to tower |
| Distance and Direction: | On beach about 960' 59 degrees from light tower |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Station is in very good condition. |
| Boats |
| Boat #1 | |
| Boat Number: | 138 |
| Type: | Dory |
| Length: | 4' 6" |
| Width: | 13' on bottom |
| When Built: | 1919 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | 1921 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Boat #2 | |
| Boat Number: | 21 |
| Type: | Row-boat |
| Length: | 4' 8" |
| Width: | 14' 3" |
| When Built: | No record |
| Date Harbored at Station: | 10/18/1925 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | Boathouse |