Report for Fair Haven, Outer Beacon (New York) - 1909
| General |
| District: | 10th |
| Inspector: | Chas. Bartlett, Chief Clerk and Norris Works, Supt |
| Location: | On W pier, 31' from its outer end, entrance to Little Sodus Bay, S'ly shore of Lake Ontario |
| Date of Report: | 01/03/1909 |
| Latitude: | 43° 21' 02" |
| Longitude: | 76° 42' 42" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Beacon on US W Pier - Dwelling lot purchased for $1200 |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 06/20/1872 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 3.49 acres in lot Right of way 5097.22' x 33' = 3.86 acres; total area 7.35 acres. |
| Area Inclosed: | 3.49 acres |
| Character of Soil: | Loamy clay |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Dwelling lot inclosed by wire fence on E & W sides & by board fence on S side. |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Boat house on beach, alongside walk leading to W Pier. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | Right of way from dwelling lot to beach, leading to pier. |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Beacon may be reached by walking along right of way to narrow beach connecting with pier, & along board walk on beach, thence out pier to light, by elevated walk. At present the pier is being repaired & light can only be reached by boat. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | Government owns right of way, dwelling to public road, 4763.22' nearly 1 mile - 3.5 miles to Fair Haven. |
| Distance to Post Office: | 1 mile to N Fair Haven RFD No. 556 Sterling Sta., NY |
| Distance to Village: | 1 mile to N Fair Haven |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | Lehigh Valley RR to N Fair Haven, thence by boat across bay. |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | About 3.5 mi. by road to Fair Haven on RW & O RR - Sterling Junction 1.5 mi. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1872 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
| Form of Tower: | Pyramidal |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 26.5' + 4' = 30.5' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 31 1/4' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Little Sodus Bay, wooded country & farming land in background. |
| Color of Tower: | Brown below & white above, black lantern. |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached, dwelling located 3700' distant on bluff. |
| Object of Navigation: | Lake coast & harbor light. |
| Building Materials: | Wood |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 10" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 10" |
| Diameter at Base: | 9' square, interior. |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 6' 8" square, interior |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden step ladder |
| Number of Landings: | 1 |
| Size of Glass: | 10" x 14" & (10" x 10") 9" x 10" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 3 - 24" x 31" & 14" x 23" |
| Number of Doors: | 1 double wooden |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Beacon rests on 4 concrete piers, 4' sq. at bottom, 3' sq. at top, 9' from water to sill of beacon, built in 1900, on crib foundation of W pier. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Right of way Dec. 20, 1884 |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7' 1.5" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 10 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 36.5" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 3/8" & 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | (28" x 37") 36.5" x 26 3/4" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron & brass on wooden parapet, sheathed with zinc. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron, covered with copper, lined with zinc. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | (copper) Iron pinnacle of globe with silver point. |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | Copper cable led to water from top of ventilator ball. |
| Balustrade: | Wood, zinc covered, iron railing. |
| Lantern Doors: | 1 small, low wooden, covered with zinc, iron hinges, in parapet, on SE'ly side. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood, painted |
| Watchroom Doors: | Wooden trap door, iron hinges |
| Parapet Diameter: | 6' 9" |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 4 in wall, made of wood, covered with zinc & protected on outside with wire gauze & regulated on inside with wooden slides. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Brass hooks screwed into lantern posts. |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute A Paris |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | -9- |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th order catadioptric Fresnel |
| Inside Diameter: | 19 11/16" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white 270 degrees |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 270 degrees visible btwn 121 degrees 30' (SE x E 3/16 E) to 31 degrees 30' NNE 13/16 E Center of reflector points toward S 76 degrees 30' W - Range line bears S 7 - 02 E |
| Number of Panels: | 4 - 3 dioptric, 1 catadioptric reflector |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 5 |
| 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: | Iron 5" dia. |
| Service Table: | Iron |
| Draft Tube Description: | 2.5" brass tube |
| 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: | 4th order |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 3 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 round wick |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1.5" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 1 locker with shelves |
| Oil House Description: | An iron oil house on concrete foundation, located about 100' W of inner end of W Pier, & about 10' from walk up beach. Cement walk from oil house to main walk. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | 4 closets & 1 storeroom at house. |
| Suitability: | Suited, dry |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Fog bell struck by means of machinery & clockwork |
| Time to Start: | |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | Double blow every 20 sec. |
| Duplication: | |
| Timing Device: | |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | Bottom of bell 19' 8" above MLL |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | Bell located on S side of tower. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Water Supply: | |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Beacon tower. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | 1,000 |
| Metal: | Bell metal |
| Diameter: | 38" |
| Height: | 30" |
| Time: | 2 hrs. |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Weights for Operation: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | On Little Sodus Bay, about 3700' from beacon, on bluff. |
| Coloring: | White with drab trimmings. |
| Construction Materials: | Frame, on rubble stone foundation. Built about 37 years ago. |
| Number of Rooms: | 9 rooms besides kitchen & cellar. |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | Stoves |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 1 barn & woodshed |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White with drab trimmings |
| Paths and Walks: | Cement walk 3' wide, 54' long, from rear step of keeper's dwelling. |
| Area Inclosed: | 3.49 acres. Board fence on S side & wire fence on E & W sides. |
| Area of Garden: | About 1/4 acre |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | All |
| Area Cultivated: | 1/4 acre |
| Character of Surroundings: | Clay loam. |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Well |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Not liable |
| Purity Precaution: | No filter |
| Tank Capacity: | 30 bbls. |
| Tank Material: | Brick cistern |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | 26' |
| Well Diameter: | 3' |
| Well Lining: | Stoned up |
| Pump or Bucket: | Force pump |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: | 10' |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthful |
| Diseases: | |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Boathouse is wooden structure, built of vertical boards with gable roof, on concrete piers, 12' x 20' in plan, with inclined way, provided with rollers, leading down into water, outer end of incline being supported by stone filled timber crib. |
| Distance and Direction: | Boathouse moved onto present concrete piers & boatways built in March-April, 1907. Located at NW angle of Little Sodus Bay, just below bluff, btwn dwelling & Rear Beacon, alongside walk btwn the two, 568' E'ly from dwelling & 1434' W'ly from Rear Beacon. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Boardwalk along beach 2' wide & 1224' long, from dwelling to inner end of W pier. Elevated walk on W Pier, 4' wide & 4' high, with hand rail 3' above walk, 1634' long. |