Report for Faulkners Island (New York) - 1873

General
District: 3rd
Inspector: Lighthouse Engineer, 3rd Dist.
Location: Off Guilford Harbor - N side of Long Island Sound, NY
Date of Report: 12/03/1873
Latitude: 41° 12' 41"
Longitude: 72° 38' 54"
Premises
Site:
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: About 4 acres
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil: Gravel
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: About 27 yards
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: Water line
Wharf or Landing on Premises: Crib-work filled in with stone & situated in W side of Island.
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: By boat.
Distance to Nearest Road: About 3 miles from road near Sachew's Head, CT.
Distance to Post Office: 5 miles
Distance to Village: 5 miles Guilford, CT.
Facilities for Public Conveyance: None
Facilities for Private Conveyance: By boat & about 3 miles.
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Tower
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established: 1801
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: 1871
Condition at This Date: Good
Shape of Tower in Plan: Octagonal
Form of Tower:
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: 46'
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 98'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Long Island Sound
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Whitewashed
Tower Connection: Connected w/ dwelling by passage.
Object of Navigation: To guide vessels thru Sound & clear of reefs in vicinity.
Building Materials: Stone w/ brick lining.
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base: 4' 6" from facing of stone to interior of brick lining.
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base: 15' 6"
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Circular stairway & iron steps
Number of Landings: 2
Size of Glass: 6.5 x 8.5"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 3
Number of Doors: 2
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: Stone
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility: By grass
Miscellaneous Remarks:
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern:
Shape of Lantern:
Diameter to Glass: 7' 10" interior
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides: 16
Type of Bars:
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 4'
Number of Plates in Height: 2
Number of Plates Each Side: 2
Thickness of Plates:
Size of Plates: 18 x 24"
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern: None
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Iron
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Iron
Ventilator / Cowl: Iron
Lightning Spindle:
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade: Gallery outside of lantern about 3' wide circular & surrounded by an iron railing.
Lantern Doors: None
Floor of Lantern: Iron
Watchroom Doors:
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: Below lantern in deck
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: Circular iron staircase leading from door from watchroom up to lantern gallery outside.
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:


Watchroom
How is Watchroom Fitted: No fittings
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: 4th
Inside Diameter:
Light Characteristic: Fixed varied by white flashes.
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval: Interval btwn flashes 1 minute & 30 sec.
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part: 360 degrees - Compass range of visibility - entire horizon.
Number of Panels: 4
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: By 2 vertical element panels revolving outside of fixed lens
Number of Vertical Elements Panel: 2
Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal: Cast iron
Service Table: Wrought iron frame covered with sheet iron
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:
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps:
Number of Spare Burners:
Candle Power:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: None
Oil House Description: Placed in back bldg at end of main hall thru dwelling & fitted w/ stand for oil butts box for spare glass, etc.
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:
Oil House Capacity: 3 50-gallon oil butts.
Other (Describe): Pantry adjoining kitchen fitted w/ shelves etc. Also 1 closet in kitchen. 6 closets on 2nd floor in bedrooms - & 2 in attic.
Suitability: Dry & suited to such purposes.
Fog Signal General
Fog Signal Kind: Bell operated by Stevens Striking Apparatus
Time to Start:
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer:
Year of Manufacture:
Characteristic: Struck at intervals of 15 sec.
Duplication:
Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
Compass Direction:
Location: A few yards SE of lighthouse
Distance and Direction: About 25 yards from tower
Water Supply:
Reached from Lighthouse: By foot path.
Description of Fog Signal Building: 1 story, 15' sq. at base w/ framing to height of about 30' to give sufficient drop for weight of apparatus.
Pressure And Recording Gauge:
Dwelling
Location: Immediately adjoining tower.
Coloring:
Construction Materials: Wood
Number of Rooms: 11
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers:
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: 3
Outhouse Coloring:
Paths and Walks: From gate to front door & around dwelling.
Area Inclosed: About 7/8 of an acre, by picket fence.
Area of Garden: About 1/4 acre.
Area Timber or Shrubbery: None
Cultivation Area Available:
Area Cultivated: About 1/4 acre
Character of Surroundings:
Stove, Maker:
Stove, Size:
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size:
Lamps:
Water
How Procured: Rain water & well
Quality: Good
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible:
Purity Precaution:
Tank Capacity: Cistern placed near kitchen
Tank Material: Brick & cement
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
Pump or Bucket: Bucket
What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling: About 50 yds.
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Healthy
Diseases:
Prevalency:
Local Causes: None
Recommended Improvements:
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: Landing wharf consists of a crib 10' wide filled in w/ stone, running out from high water mark 75', then making a turn toward the N at an angle of about 26 degrees & running 31'. Boathouse 23 x 13' sets back on old wharf about 100' from end of landing.
Distance and Direction:
Miscellaneous Remarks: The abrasion of island is not apparent; but the time may arrive when it will be necessary to revet the foot of the slopes.