Report for Dunkirk Pierhead (New York) - 1909
| General |
| District: | 10th |
| Inspector: | Chas. Bartlett, Chief Clerk and Norris Works, Supt |
| Location: | On pierhead at channel (E'ly) end of W pier, SW'ly side of entrance to Dunkirk Harbor, S'ly shore of Lake Erie. |
| Date of Report: | 02/03/1909 |
| Latitude: | 42° 29' 35" |
| Longitude: | 79° 20' 46" |
| Premises |
| Site: | On masonry pierhead at end of US W Pier. |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | Pierhead - 40' 6" x 20' 6" = 830 1/4 sq. ft. |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Iron ladder on SW face of pierhead |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | From Dwellings at Main Light: walk along public streets & beach, about 2000' to inner end of W Pier, thence out W Pier to light., 1500', a total distance of 3500' = 0.66 mile. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | 2100' to main light |
| Distance to Post Office: | |
| Distance to Village: | On pierhead in Dunkirk Harbor |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1837 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1899 |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
| Form of Tower: | Lower part with vertical sides, upper part pyramidal |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 34' 10" |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 41' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Harbor & city of Dunkirk |
| Color of Tower: | Red below, white above, lantern roof red. |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached, dwelling located at Main Light 0.66 mile distant. |
| Object of Navigation: | Harbor, pierhead light |
| Building Materials: | Wood, lower part covered with steel shingles. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 10" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 10" |
| Diameter at Base: | 14' 2" sq. |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 8' 10" |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden |
| Number of Landings: | 2 |
| Size of Glass: | 10" x 12" - 5 windows - 1 half window 10" x 12" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 5.5 |
| Number of Doors: | 1 double entrance door, corrugated iron door opening out, & wooden door opening in - 1 door from vestibule to base of tower. |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Timber crib, founded on bed rock & rubble leveling stone at 12' below MLL |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Site for foundation excavated to bed rock & back filled with stone to 12' MLL, on this the stone filled wooden crib was placed, up to 3.0 MLL, on crib 3' of Berea sandstone in exterior walls, then 10' of stone masonry exterior walls, filled with concrete. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7' 3.5" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| 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: | 2 plates 33" x 36"; 5 plates 35" x 36" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | 1 door = 45 degrees |
| What Bearings: | N 20 degrees 09' E to N 65 degrees 09 E; Azimuth 20 -09 to 65 -09 Bearing of W Pier = N 57 degrees 39' E Pierhead makes angle of 15 degrees towards N with pier. Door faces towards side of pierhead in contact with pier. |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Wood |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Wood, covered with copper |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | Copper, carried down side of tower & 4' into water |
| Balustrade: | Wood, covered with copper, iron pipe rail |
| Lantern Doors: | 1 double, 1 swinging in & 1 swinging out. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Hard maple |
| Watchroom Doors: | None |
| Parapet Diameter: | 6' 11 5/8" |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 4 brass revolving, in parapet |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Brass curtain hooks, screwed into corner posts. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Locker on 2nd floor of tower, fitted with shelves. |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | Lens lantern |
| Inside Diameter: | 11 13/16" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed red |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 240 degrees - visible btwn: Bearing N 85 degrees 44' E (E 3/8 N) to N 34 degrees 16' W (NW 15/16 N); Azimuth 85 -44 to 325 -44; Center of reflector bears 16 degrees 55' to E'ly of center of door, looking from center of lens. |
| Number of Panels: | 2 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
| 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: | Octagonal wooden |
| Service Table: | Wooden, over stairs, shelves beneath. |
| 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: | Ruby chimneys |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Lens lantern lamp, 5th order burner, with 5 day reservoir |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 wick |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 1/4" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | On 1st floor, large closet under stairs, fitted with shelves. On 2nd floor, small closet fitted with shelves. |
| Oil House Description: | About 20 gals. usually kept in closet under stairs, balance in oil house at Main Light. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | |
| Suitability: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | City water works of Dunkirk, from Lake Erie. |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | |
| Purity Precaution: | |
| Tank Capacity: | 60 bbls, under rear porch |
| Tank Material: | Brick |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | New beacon was built in 1899 on site formerly occupied by beacon washed away in 1895. Beacon was built under contract with Frank L. Kalper, of Dunkirk, at a price of $1288. |