Report for Fort Point (Maine) - 1935

General
District: 1st
Inspector: Thomas Sampson, Asst. Superintendent
Location: On the SE'ly side of Old Fort Point, Maine, W'ly side of the mouth of Penobscot River
Date of Report: 05/03/1935
Latitude: 44° 28' 02"
Longitude: 68° 48' 44"
Premises
Site: Obtained through condemnation proceedings
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:
Date of Permission: 01/31/1836
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: 5 acres
Area Inclosed: 5 acres
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: About 78'
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: Wire & picket fences
Wharf or Landing on Premises: No wharf or landing except landing on beach
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: By boat or team - 3 miles Stockton Springs, ME
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: Tower
Number of Separate Lights: One
First Built or Established: 1836
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: 1857
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: 87 3/4'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Woods
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Whitewash
Tower Connection: Connected by workroom
Object of Navigation: Guide to Penobscot River entrance
Building Materials: Brick
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Iron Spiral
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass: 9 x 13 3/4
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 2 - 21.5" x 31"
Number of Doors: 1 iron door
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks:
Lantern and Fixtures
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:
Height Glazed: 3'
Number of Plates in Height: One
Number of Plates Each Side: One
Thickness of Plates: 1/4"
Size of Plates: 27 x 36
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Iron
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Iron pitch in 10 sections bolted inside & lined with zinc
Ventilator / Cowl: Iron
Lightning Spindle: Copper, fork end, pipe to ball
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade: Flat steel rail & 8 posts
Lantern Doors: 1 iron door, brass hinges, pull & latch
Floor of Lantern: Iron
Watchroom Doors: Iron trap door with pull handle
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: Parapet
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: None
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Screw buttons
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker: L. Sautter & Co., Paris
Year Made: Not known
Marks and Number: None
Order of Apparatus: 4th
Inside Diameter: 18 7/16"
Light Characteristic:
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part: 2 - 90 degrees; 2 - 75 degrees
Number of Panels: 4
Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum: 5
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: 16" diameter - 38" high
Service Table:
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: Sq. tank 5 3/4 x 3.5 x 17.5" high with tube to burner & clamping piece to attach lamp to lens
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 1
Number of Spare Burners: 1
Candle Power:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: 1 with shelves for keeping cleaning supplies
Oil House Description: Oil house 100' W by S from tower
Oil House Inside Dimension: 8' 8" x 10' 8"
Oil House Construction Material: Brick
Oil House Capacity: About 450 - 2 - 139 gal tanks
Other (Describe): Clothes closets in 3 rooms
Suitability: Dry & suitable for purposes for which designed
Fog Signal General
Fog Signal Kind: Bell struck by machinery
Time to Start: Starts immediately
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer:
Year of Manufacture:
Characteristic: Single blow every 20 sec.
Duplication: None
Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
Compass Direction:
Location: Guide to entrance to Penobscot River
Distance and Direction: About 250' ENE
Water Supply:
Reached from Lighthouse: Plank walk
Description of Fog Signal Building: Pyramidal tower with bell beam outside
Pressure And Recording Gauge:
Bell Signal
Weight: About 1, 000 lbs
Metal: Bronze
Diameter: 3' 3"
Height: 27"
Time: 4.5 hours
Manufacturer: G. M. Stevens, Boston - not known
Weights for Operation:
Dwelling
Location: Connected by workroom
Coloring: White - lead colored trimmings
Construction Materials: Wood
Number of Rooms: 8
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers: 1
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: Privy, barn & carriage shed
Outhouse Coloring: White - lead colored trimmings
Paths and Walks: 5 wooden walks - 2 paths
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available: 2 acres
Area Cultivated: 25 x 50'
Character of Surroundings: Gravel & loam
Stove, Maker:
Stove, Size:
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size:
Lamps:
Water
How Procured: From well & rain water from cistern
Quality: Good
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: No
Purity Precaution: Rain water used for washing only
Tank Capacity: 2, 000 gals in cellar
Tank Material: Brick
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description: 20'
Well Diameter: 3'
Well Lining: Stone lined
Pump or Bucket: Pump
What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling: About 155'
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Healthful
Diseases:
Prevalency:
Local Causes:
Recommended Improvements:
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: None, no boat, boat house or boat slip
Distance and Direction:
Miscellaneous Remarks: Premises, towers, buildings & illuminating apparatus are in good condition. 2 - 139 gal. tanks for kerosene in bulk.