Report for Fuller Rock (Rhode Island) - 1876
General |
District: | 3rd |
Inspector: | Engineer 3rd LH District |
Location: | Providence River RI, E side near eastern edge of channel. Composed of granite pier surmounted by portable wooden beacon. |
Date of Report: | 02/13/1876 |
Latitude: | 41° 47' 38" N |
Longitude: | 71° 22' 48" W |
Premises |
Site: | |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | |
Area Inclosed: | |
Character of Soil: | |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
Means to Reach Light Station: | |
Distance to Nearest Road: | To public road 1 mile, RR station 3/4 mile, Steamboat landing 1/4 mile. |
Distance to Post Office: | 3 miles |
Distance to Village: | 3 miles |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Beacon |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | 1872 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Repainted pier & painted beacon 1878 |
Condition at This Date: | Good |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | Hexagonal |
Form of Tower: | |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | Base of structure to center of lantern 14' |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 28' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | |
Color of Tower: | White |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
Tower Connection: | No dwelling |
Object of Navigation: | Channel |
Building Materials: | Wood |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wood |
Number of Landings: | None |
Size of Glass: | None |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | None |
Number of Doors: | One |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Granite |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | Small 6th order |
Shape of Lantern: | |
Diameter to Glass: | 3' 7" |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 6 |
Type of Bars: | |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 2' 2.5" |
Number of Plates in Height: | One |
Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
Size of Plates: | 2' 3" x 1' 11.5" |
Number of Storm Panes: | None |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Iron |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Iron |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Iron |
Lightning Spindle: | None |
Description of Lightning Rod: | |
Balustrade: | |
Lantern Doors: | |
Floor of Lantern: | |
Watchroom Doors: | |
Parapet Diameter: |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | |
Year Made: | |
Marks and Number: | |
Order of Apparatus: | 6th |
Inside Diameter: | |
Light Characteristic: | 180 degrees fixed white |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | E by W to N |
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: | |
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: | Funck lamp, 1 wick |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
Number of Spare Burners: | 2 |
Candle Power: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | Small closet under lens |
Oil House Description: | Placed at base of beacon |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | |
Oil House Capacity: | |
Other (Describe): | |
Suitability: |