Report for Heron Neck (Maine) - 1935
| General |
| District: | 1st |
| Inspector: | Thomas Sampson, Asst. Superintendent |
| Location: | On W'ly side of Heron Neck, ME |
| Date of Report: | 05/03/1935 |
| Latitude: | 44° 01' 31" |
| Longitude: | 68° 41' 55" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 10 acres more or less |
| Area Inclosed: | Whole |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 125' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Post & rail |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Boat slip |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Boat - Vinalhaven, Maine, distance 2 miles |
| 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: | 1854 |
| 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: | 92' above high mean water |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Dark green woods & fields |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Covered way |
| Object of Navigation: | Guide to Carvers Harbor & Hurricane Island |
| Building Materials: | Bricks |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wood- iron ladder to lantern |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 9 x 10 |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2 windows - 23" x 24" |
| Number of Doors: | 1 - 2' 8" x 6' 6" - trap door to lantern |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Deed, 1853 A.D.; Built on ledge |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 8 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 35 1/4" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | One |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron; 6 sides of lantern fitted with ruby glass. 1 is white & 1 blanked off by iron plate |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Wrought iron |
| Lantern Doors: | Hinges & latches |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Trap door - hinges |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In parapet walls |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Hooks & rings |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 2,900; red light 30% of cp |
| Name of Maker: | L. Sautter |
| Year Made: | No date |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 20" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 3 - 1 90 degree reflector - polished inside lens |
| 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: | Circular cast iron old type |
| Service Table: | |
| 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: | Cone - sheet iron |
| How Color is Produced: | Ruby glass |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | Lantern |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 35 mm I.O.V. |
| Type of Illuminant: | Kerosene vapor |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | One |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None |
| Candle Power: | 600 CP |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 35 mm |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | Shelves, articles used in lantern |
| Oil House Description: | NE 215' |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 7' 4" x 9' 4" |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Stone |
| Oil House Capacity: | 300 5-gal cans - now fitted with 2 - 239 & 1 - 139 gal tanks for bulk oil |
| Other (Describe): | Drawers & cupboard in work room |
| Suitability: | Dry, yes |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Bell rung by machinery |
| Time to Start: | A few moments |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 1 stroke every 15 sec. |
| Duplication: | None by duplicate parts can easily be obtained from storehouse in Portland |
| Timing Device: | |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
| Height Above Water: | |
| Compass Direction: | |
| Location: | Guide to Vinalhaven |
| Distance and Direction: | 78' SE from tower |
| Water Supply: | |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | By wooden stair & walk |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Pyramidal wooden tower shingled |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Bell Signal |
| Weight: | 1,228 lbs |
| Metal: | Bell |
| Diameter: | 30" |
| Height: | 28" |
| Time: | 6 hours |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Weights for Operation: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 20' E'ly |
| Coloring: | White with lead colored trimmings |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Fuel, oil & boat houses |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Oil house gray stone; others white with lead trimmings |
| Paths and Walks: | Path to boat house, oil & wood house |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Ledge with very little loam |
| Stove, Maker: | Portland S.F. Co |
| Stove, Size: | No. 8 |
| Sink, Maker: | No name |
| Sink, Size: | 3' 6" |
| Pump, Maker: | Douglass |
| Pump, Size: | #2 |
| Lamps: | 2 General Depot |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water from roof of dwelling |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Except in prolonged drought |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | By washing roof in 1st of shower, etc. |
| Tank Capacity: | 1,800 gals. |
| Tank Material: | Bricks |
| 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: | |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Boat slip 90' long |
| Distance and Direction: | 500' N'ly |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Boats |
| Boat Number: | 0 |
| Type: | Dory |
| Length: | |
| Width: | 13' |
| When Built: | 1926 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Nov. 9, 1927 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Hoisting Engines |
| Hoisting Engine Kind: | Handwinch |
| Engine RPMs: | |
| Engine Diameter: | |
| Engine Stroke: | |
| Engine Boiler: | |
| Engine Maker and Date: | |
| Serial Number: | |
| Cylinders and Size: | |
| Horsepower: | |
| Fuel: | |
| Hoist Starter: | |
| Hoist Miscellaneous: |