Report for Fairport Pierhead Range Rear Beacon (Ohio) - 1909
| General |
| District: | 10th |
| Inspector: | Chas. Bartlett, Chief Clerk & Norris Works, Supt. |
| Location: | Near shore end of E pier, 1036.87', S 2 degrees 41' E in rear of Front Beacon, entrance to Fairport Harbor, mouth of Grand River. |
| Date of Report: | 02/03/1909 |
| Latitude: | 41° 45' 39" |
| Longitude: | 81° 16' 49" |
| Premises |
| Site: | On US pier |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | On inner end of 20' concrete pier |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 8' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | On E pier |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | From dwelling at Main Light, walk thru streets of Fairport & ore docks, 1700' to Rear Beacon at inner end of E Pier. |
| 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: | Wooden skeleton tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1893 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1898 |
| Condition at This Date: | Poor |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
| Form of Tower: | Pyramidal |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 52' 6" |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 55' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Ore piles |
| Color of Tower: | Metallic brown |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached, at main light, 1700' distant |
| Object of Navigation: | Range for harbor entrance |
| Building Materials: | Wood |
| General Description: | 4 corner posts 6" x 6" timber, strengthened up to 1st panel height by 4 - 8" x 8" timbers |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | 14' x 14' x 4" c to c posts. |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 7' 3" square |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden step ladders |
| Number of Landings: | 3 |
| Size of Glass: | 8" x 10" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 1 - 20" x 24" |
| Number of Doors: | Trap door in floor of lantern, none below. |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Corner posts bolted to deck of concrete pier. |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tower is old & in poor condition. When erected was intended only as temporary structure. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | Special |
| Shape of Lantern: | Square |
| Diameter to Glass: | Inside 6' 9" sq. |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 4 |
| Type of Bars: | |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 33.5" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 1 - 33.5" x 30" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | Small window 8" x 10" in E face, other 2 sides unglazed |
| What Bearings: | Glazed side shows 55 degrees each side of range. Range bears N 2 degrees 49' W |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Wood |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Wood, covered with canvas, inside lined with zinc. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Sheet tin. |
| Lightning Spindle: | None |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | None |
| Balustrade: | Wood, 2" x 4" wooden rail |
| Lantern Doors: | 1 double wooden door |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
| Watchroom Doors: | Wooden trap |
| Parapet Diameter: | 6' 9" |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 4 wooden slide ventilators, screens. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | 1 wooden |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | No curtains |
| 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: | 90 degrees, visible 45 degrees each side of range, btwn S 47 degrees 49' E to S 42 degrees 11' W; Azimuth 132 - 11 to 222 -11; Range bears N 20 degrees 49' W |
| Number of Panels: | 1 = 90 degrees |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | |
| 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: | Lens lantern rests on shelf. |
| Service Table: | |
| 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: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 5th order, lens lantern lamps, 1 wick, outside dia. 1 1/4" |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None |
| Candle Power: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | Oil stored at square iron oil house at main light. Temporary supply kept in base of Front Beacon. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
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