Report for Hillsboro Inlet (Florida) - 1911
| General |
| District: | 6th |
| Inspector: | H.A. Field |
| Location: | On the Sea coast of FL, & on N side of entrance to Hillsboro Inlet. |
| Date of Report: | 11/25/1911 |
| Latitude: | 26° 15' 32" |
| Longitude: | 80° 04' 44" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 11/11/1904 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 2 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | 200' x 100' |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | To inlet 90'; to Ocean 125' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Post with face boards & 5 strands galv. twisted ribbon wire. |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Yes |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Station launch from Deefield on FL E coast RR 5.5 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: | Skeleton tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1906 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1911 |
| 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: | 136' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Trees & sky |
| Color of Tower: | Lower half white, upper & lantern black |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast, for general navigation. |
| Building Materials: | Iron |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Cast iron circular, tangent to central tube |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 10" x 14" & 10" x 15 1/4" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 5 - 2 sashes - Upper 24.5 x 18" 2 panes 10 x 15.5; Lower 24.5 x 31.5 4 panes 10 x 14 |
| Number of Doors: | Entrance, double iron 18" x 82.5" Balcony double iron 14 1/4 x 77 3/4; Single wood 30" x 80 3/4"; Service room 2 wood 27.5" x 80 1/4" |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tower very near ocean & inlet & paint hard to keep on. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 1st |
| Shape of Lantern: | Cylindrical |
| Diameter to Glass: | 150" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | Helical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 116 3/4 |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 2.5 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | 36 of 32 3/4" diamond.; 18 triangular 32 3/4" x 32 3/4"; 2 door 26 3/4 x 30 |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | 360 degrees |
| What Bearings: | 360 degrees |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron roof, cast iron sills, bronze glass sashes. |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron with cast iron vent. ball. |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron with brass pinnacle |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper & platinum tipped |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Iron |
| Lantern Doors: | Hinged & brass bolted |
| Floor of Lantern: | Iron & glass lead light |
| Watchroom Doors: | 2 wood, air lock. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In walls of service room |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | 1 iron |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screwed to frame |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Wood floor & ceiling, 1 small wood locker |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 2 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | 1, 700,000 |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier, Benard & Turenne |
| Year Made: | 1905 |
| Marks and Number: | 82 Rue Cureal Paris |
| Order of Apparatus: | 2nd |
| Inside Diameter: | 55.5" lens to lens |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 20 sec. |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 12 radial |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 2 |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 11 - 1 bullseye & 5 concentric rings vertically |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 8 panels with 16 prisms |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 2 panels with 14 prisms; 2 panels with 8 prisms. |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Iron base supports clock tower pintle of float & 3 columns which support mercury basin intermediate shelf btwn columns support elevating screw. |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Copper 8", damper tube turns loose in it. |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Mercury float |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | None drops thru center of columnar stairs |
| Clock Weight: | 100 lbs |
| Length of Winding Time: | 2 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | Yes |
| Machinery Protection: | Glass case |
| Regulated: | Centrifugal weights act as damper on fly wheel |
| Lens Protection: | Linen |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 55 mm IOV |
| Type of Illuminant: | Oil |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 5-wick lamps |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 6 5-wick burners, 1 IOV |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Steel |
| Size of Clock Cord: | 5/16" |
| Length of Clock Cord: | 135' |
| How Led: | From clock drum over friction roller to weight |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 9.5" x 6 7/8" |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 mantel |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 2.5" (55 mm) |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Mercury Float |
| Inside Diameter of Trough: | 45" |
| Inside Depth of Trough: | 12" |
| Outside Diameter of Float: | 57" |
| Depth of Float: | 12.5 |
| Weight of Mercury in Pounds: | 800 lbs |
| How Often is Mercury Renewed: | Not since established |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 1 small wood, 2 shelves for tools in service room. |
| Oil House Description: | 60' W of tower |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 164" x 140" x 120" high |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick cement |
| Oil House Capacity: | 400 5-gal cans. |
| Other (Describe): | In rear of dwellings, divided into 3 rooms & toilet. Station & private stores. |
| Suitability: | Dry & well suited. |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 3 in line 150' N of tower |
| Coloring: | White, lead trimmings, green shutters. |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 4 & 1 kitchen each |
| Number of Dwellings: | 3 |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 each dwelling |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 3 |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Same as dwelling |
| Paths and Walks: | Board |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Sandy, marsh, wood. |
| Stove, Maker: | Stamford Foundry Co., Stamford Ct. (2); Monarch |
| Stove, Size: | Orient #7 (2); Superb #8 |
| Sink, Maker: | Galv. iron (3) |
| Sink, Size: | 30 x 18 x 6 (3) |
| Pump, Maker: | Seneca Falls, NY; Humphreys Mfg. Co., Mansfield, OH (2) |
| Pump, Size: | #2 (3) |
| Lamps: | 3 table lamps, 3 hand lamps, 3 lanterns. |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample unless long drought |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Cleaning & screening |
| Tank Capacity: | 4200 gals each under dwellings |
| Tank Material: | Brick, cemented |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Fair |
| Diseases: | Malaria |
| Prevalency: | Summer |
| Local Causes: | Swamp near houses which is bad when inlet closes, sea water cannot overflow it. |
| Recommended Improvements: | Fill swamp. |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Wood, copper sheathed, 10' x 20' at head with 30' runway. Frame boat house 15' x 30' with 60' ways & landing cradle. No road to light house. Landing at wharf or on beach. |
| Distance and Direction: | 150' SSW |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Landing inside of inlet, which closes at intervals. Station site on rock ledge which protects it from encroachments of sea. |
| Boats |
| Boat Number: | 1 |
| Type: | Motor |
| Length: | 7' |
| Width: | 24' |
| When Built: | March, 1911 |
| Date Harbored at Station: | Apr. 10, 1911 |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes |
| Power Boat |
| Engine Type: | Lathrop single cyl. |
| Horsepower: | 6 |
| Engine Maker: | #9000 Lathrop |
| Spare Coil: | |
| Magnet: | Wizard |
| Battery: | 6 Edison wet batteries |
| Propeller Diameter: | |
| Propeller Pitch: |
| Miscellaneous |
| General Information: | |
| Boats on Station: | In boathouse |