Report for Great Captains Island (New York) - 1880
| General |
| District: | 3rd |
| Inspector: | Genl. J.C. Duane, Engineer, 3rd LH Dist. |
| Location: | Near Greenwich Point, N side of Sound. |
| Date of Report: | 03/03/1880 |
| Latitude: | 40° 58' 55" |
| Longitude: | 73° 37' 26" |
| Premises |
| Site: | |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 3 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | Hilly, partly used for grazing. |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 90' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | By stone fence |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Wharf - Landing difficult in stormy weather. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | None |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Port Chester on the NY & NH RR is 3 miles distant. During summer months, steamboat run to Port Chester from dock slip, NYC. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | To Port Chester, 3 miles; Public road & steamboat landing 2.5 miles; RR station on NY & NH RR 3 miles. |
| Distance to Post Office: | Port Chester, NY 3.5 miles. |
| Distance to Village: | Port Chester, NY 3.5 miles. |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | By steamboat in summer to Port Chester. |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | 3.5 miles from Station NY & NH RR, Port Chester. A steamboat leaves NY Peck slip daily in the summer for Port Chester. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower on dwelling |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1829 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1868-69 |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square breaking into octagon. |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 46' to focal plane |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 74' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Connecticut shore |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Painted |
| Tower Connection: | Tower surmounts Keeper's dwelling in front centre. |
| Object of Navigation: | Sound coast & general purposes. |
| Building Materials: | Cast iron |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | Iron plate |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | Iron plate |
| Diameter at Base: | 7' 6" |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 7' 6" |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden |
| Number of Landings: | 4 including lantern deck |
| Size of Glass: | 8 3/4 x 15.5" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 1, 20" x 36" - iron sash |
| Number of Doors: | 1 trap door |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Built on gable of dwelling |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Clay & loam; Hilly part used for grazing. |
| Soil Susceptibility: | A small garden cultivated, all susceptible of protection. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | |
| Diameter to Glass: | 6' 11.5" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 10 |
| Type of Bars: | |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 3' |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 3/8" |
| Size of Plates: | 27" x 36.5" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | 2 |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper, & platinum point. |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | Copper rod, leading down S side of dwelling to ground. |
| Balustrade: | Iron |
| Lantern Doors: | 2. Iron outside - spring bolt; wood inside - latch. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Trap door of iron |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | 4 ventilators of brass |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None needed |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screwed into frame of lantern. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | No fittings |
| How is Relief Called: | None needed |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Sautter |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Fixed 270 degrees; Compass E x N x S'd to NW |
| Number of Panels: | 3 panels 90 degrees each, door reflector 90 degrees. |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 7 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 5 |
| 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: | Iron |
| Service Table: | Iron |
| 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: | White |
| 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: | 3 |
| Candle Power: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None in tower |
| Oil House Description: | In 2nd story, fitted w/ shelves, closet, etc. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | 1 - 100 gallon oil butt; 1 - 50 gallon oil butt; 2 - 5 gallon oil cans; 1 - 1 gallon oil can. Oil butts placed on wooden stand. |
| Other (Describe): | Closets to each room in dwelling. |
| Suitability: | Dry & suited. |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Dwelling is surmounted by tower. |
| Coloring: | |
| Construction Materials: | Of granite, 2 stories basement & garret. |
| Number of Rooms: | 8 & coal & vegetable rooms. |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Barn, boathouse & ways |
| Outhouse Coloring: | |
| Paths and Walks: | None |
| Area Inclosed: | 3 acres, enclosed by stone fence. |
| Area of Garden: | A small garden about 1 acre. |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | None |
| Cultivation Area Available: | The whole 3 acres |
| Area Cultivated: | 1 acre |
| Character of Surroundings: | Sand & clay; Hilly & used for grazing. |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Well w/ chain pump & spring also cistern. |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Yes |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Whiting |
| Tank Capacity: | 4,226 gallons placed near N corner of house. |
| Tank Material: | Brick & cement lined. |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | 6' deep |
| Well Diameter: | 2' |
| Well Lining: | Stone |
| Pump or Bucket: | Chain pump |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: | At hand, 109' |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Good |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | There is a wharf. Landing is very difficult in stormy weather. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |