Dice Head (Maine)

District:	1st
Inspector:	Thomas Sampson, Asst. Superintendent
Location:	On Dice Head, Maine, N'ly side of the W'ly entrance to Castine Harbor & on the E'ly side of the N'ly end of E Penobscot Bay.
Date of Report:	05/03/1935
Latitude:	44° 22' 58"
Longitude:	68° 49' 11"

Site:	Purchase
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:	06/23/1828
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site:	3.184 acres
Area Inclosed:	Whole
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark:	About 300'
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises:	No
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station:	Automobile - public road to premises
Distance to Nearest Road:
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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:	1829
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:	1858
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:	130'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea:	Trees
Color of Tower:	White
Color of Tower/ How Produced:	Whitewash
Tower Connection:	Connected by workroom
Object of Navigation:	Bay & harbor
Building Materials:	Rubble stone with brick lining
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps:	Cast iron spiral
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass:	10" x 18"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:	2 - 21.5" x 24.5"
Number of Doors:	One
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks:

Order of Lantern:	4th
Shape of Lantern:	Polygonal
Diameter to Glass:
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides:	10
Type of Bars:	Vertical
Thickness of Bars:	1 1/4"
Height Glazed:	36"
Number of Plates in Height:
Number of Plates Each Side:
Thickness of Plates:	1/4"
Size of Plates:
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:	None
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern:	Cast iron
Construction Material Roof / Cowl:	Cast iron in 10 sections bolted inside & lined with zinc
Ventilator / Cowl:	Cast iron
Lightning Spindle:	Copper, fork end, connected to ball by an iron
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade:	2 rail with 10 posts
Lantern Doors:	Iron, fitted with brass hinges & latch
Floor of Lantern:	Cast iron
Watchroom Doors:	Steel iron trap door fitted with iron hinges & lifting ring
Parapet Diameter:

Location / Number:	In parapet wall
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:	None
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:	Machine screws with button heads hung by rings

Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:	7,000
Name of Maker:	L. Sautter & Co., Paris
Year Made:	Not known
Marks and Number:	L. Sautter & Co., Constructors, A Paris
Order of Apparatus:	4th order
Inside Diameter:	20"
Light Characteristic:
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part:	270 degrees
Number of Panels:	3 panels - 4th panel out
Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum:	5
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum:	5 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 3' 3" high
Service Table:
Draft Tube Description:	Cone only
Revolving Machinery:
Standby and Description:
Chariot Float or Balls:
Chariot Description:
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Machinery Protection:
Regulated:
Lens Protection:
How Color is Produced:
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description:	200 watt - PS- 30 clear- C- 7
Type of Illuminant:	Electricity
Number of Spare Lamps:	1 regular 4th order for standby
Number of Spare Burners:
Candle Power:	3200 lumens

Tower Closet Use:	2 in service room - 1 for lantern glass & the other equipped with shelves for chimneys, towels, & cleaning material
Oil House Description:	Oil house is 77' in a SE direction from tower
Oil House Inside Dimension:	8' 8" x 10' 8"
Oil House Construction Material:	Brick
Oil House Capacity:	About 450 5-gal cans
Other (Describe):	Storeroom attached to service room
Suitability:	Dry suited to the purpose for which designed

Fog Signal Kind:	Bell stil in place on tower
Time to Start:
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer:
Year of Manufacture:
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Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
Compass Direction:
Location:	Guide to Penobscot Bay & Castine Harbor
Distance and Direction:	Bell hangs from staging flush with lantern deck
Water Supply:
Reached from Lighthouse:
Description of Fog Signal Building:
Pressure And Recording Gauge:

Location:	Dwelling is connected with tower by service room.
Coloring:	White with lead colored trimmings
Construction Materials:	Wood
Number of Rooms:	6
Number of Dwellings:	One
Heating Plant:	Gurney hot water
Number of Keepers:	1
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses:	3
Outhouse Coloring:	White lead trimmings
Paths and Walks:	1 walk & 2 paths
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available:
Area Cultivated:
Character of Surroundings:	Rocky - shallow loam
Stove, Maker:	Portland S.F. Co.
Stove, Size:	Queen Atlantic #8
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker:	Douglass
Pump, Size:	#2
Lamps:

Access to Lighthouse:
Distance and Direction:
Miscellaneous Remarks:	Note - no keeper is now assigned to station - caretaker only - as the light is automatic fitted with astronomical clock.