Report for Governors Island Light Station (New York) - 1935

General
District: 3rd
Inspector: J. R. Davis
Location: On northwest end of Governers Island, New York Harbor
Date of Report: 10/30/1935
Latitude: 40° 41' 34.25"
Longitude: 74° 01' 11.665"
Premises
Site: Military Reservation
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site:
Area Inclosed: None
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: 40 feet
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: None.
Wharf or Landing on Premises: No.
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: Ferry from New York City to Governors Island.
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 on parapet of Castle William
Number of Separate Lights: 2
First Built or Established: 1888
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
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: Upper light 75 feet, Lower light 60 feet.
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Light is above all buildings on Island.
Color of Tower: Red
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Paint
Tower Connection: Detached
Object of Navigation: General navigation, New York Harbor
Building Materials: Steel angles & plates
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
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Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Straight running ladder.
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass: None
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: None
Number of Doors: None
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks:
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: Lens lantern
Shape of Lantern:
Diameter to Glass:
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides:
Type of Bars:
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Height Glazed:
Number of Plates in Height:
Number of Plates Each Side:
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Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern:
Construction Material Roof / Cowl:
Ventilator / Cowl:
Lightning Spindle:
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade:
Lantern Doors:
Floor of Lantern:
Watchroom Doors:
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: None
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:


Watchroom
How is Watchroom Fitted: None
How is Relief Called:
Where is Call System Led:
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles: 350 cp
Name of Maker:
Year Made:
Marks and Number: 230 V., P.S.30 bulb, C-9 filament, Med. screw base.
Order of Apparatus:
Inside Diameter:
Light Characteristic: Fixed Red
Time of Revolution:
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Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum:
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum:
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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:
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Clock Weight:
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Drive During Rewind:
Machinery Protection:
Regulated:
Lens Protection:
How Color is Produced: Red shades
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached: Inside lens
Form of Colored Glass: Type C red shade
Lamp Description: 200 W. 230 Volt
Type of Illuminant: Electric Incandescent
Number of Spare Lamps:
Number of Spare Burners:
Candle Power: 850 cp
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: None
Oil House Description: In engine house
Oil House Inside Dimension: 7' 0" x 5' 6"
Oil House Construction Material: Brick & stone
Oil House Capacity:
Other (Describe): In engine house, fitted with coal bin & shelves for oil & paint.
Suitability: Dry, suited
Fog Signal General
Fog Signal Kind: Air siren
Time to Start: Instantly
How Long Will Pressure Last: No time.
Manufacturer:
Year of Manufacture:
Characteristic: Blast 3 sec., 1 sec silent, 3 sec. blast, 8 sec. silent
Duplication: Entire plant - motor is main power, engine is duplicate.
Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
Compass Direction:
Location: Faces New York harbor Channel, NW side of Castle William on edge of sea wall.
Distance and Direction: West
Water Supply: Rain Water, from cistern under floor & N.Y.City water at Guard House.
Reached from Lighthouse: Concrete roads.
Description of Fog Signal Building: Brown stone, 28' 4" x 16' 4". See 3rd Dist. drawing #842.
Pressure And Recording Gauge:
Compressed Air
Compressed Air Machinery: Motor Driven Blower
Kind: Imperial Electric motor.
Manufacturer:
Date Made:
Nominal Size:
Horsepower: 2 H.P.
Compressor:
Compressor Manufacturer:
Compressor Bed and Gear: Belt connected.
Dwelling
Location: Fog signal house & watch house combined
Coloring: Brown
Construction Materials: Stone.
Number of Rooms: 1
Number of Dwellings: 1 room in fog signal house
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers: 1
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: None.
Outhouse Coloring:
Paths and Walks: None.
Area Inclosed: None.
Area of Garden: None.
Area Timber or Shrubbery: None.
Cultivation Area Available: None.
Area Cultivated: None.
Character of Surroundings:
Stove, Maker:
Stove, Size:
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size:
Lamps:
Water
How Procured: From rain water in cistern under floor & N.Y.City water.
Quality: Good
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: Not
Purity Precaution:
Tank Capacity: Cistern under floor.
Tank Material: Cistern
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
Pump or Bucket:
What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling:
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Good.
Diseases: None.
Prevalency: No.
Local Causes: No.
Recommended Improvements:
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: U.S. Army wharf at Northern end of island.
Distance and Direction: 1/4 mile
Miscellaneous Remarks:
Hoisting Engines
Hoisting Engine Kind: None.
Engine RPMs:
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Engine Stroke:
Engine Boiler:
Engine Maker and Date:
Serial Number:
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Fuel:
Hoist Starter:
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Miscellaneous
General Information: No boats
Boats on Station: