Report for Barataria Bay Lighthouse (Louisiana) - 1927

General
District: 8th
Inspector: Asst. Superintendent
Location: On corner of Fort Livingston
Date of Report: 06/23/1927
Latitude: 29° 16' 15"
Longitude: 89° 56' 42"
Premises
Site: Military Reservation
Date of Reservation: 05/19/1892
Date of Deed:
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: Now unknown
Area Inclosed: Approx. 1/2 acre
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: 50' thru back wall of fort
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: Picket fence
Wharf or Landing on Premises: Wharf 6' x 700'
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: By boat
Distance to Nearest Road:
Distance to Post Office: 4 1/4 miles to Grand Isle P.O.
Distance to Village:
Facilities for Public Conveyance:
Facilities for Private Conveyance:
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Wooden frame structure
Number of Separate Lights: One
First Built or Established: 1857-1897
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: Unknown; repairs 1922
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: 77'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Marsh
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Paint
Tower Connection: Detached
Object of Navigation: Seacoast; general navigation
Building Materials: Wood
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps: 5 straight stairways
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass: 10" x 12"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 4 windows 2' x 3' 4"
Number of Doors: 1; 2' 6" x 6' 6"
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks: Inroads by sea have been made on W side, also E of station.
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 4th
Shape of Lantern: Cylindrical
Diameter to Glass: 6' 7"
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides:
Type of Bars: Helical
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 3' 1/2"
Number of Plates in Height: One
Number of Plates Each Side: One; curved
Thickness of Plates:
Size of Plates: 12 each trapezoidal 12.5" x 29" x 36.5" high
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern: 360 degrees
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Iron & wood
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Cast iron
Ventilator / Cowl: Cast iron cone
Lightning Spindle: Copper
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade: Top & bottom rail
Lantern Doors: Hung on hinges, flush
Floor of Lantern: Wood
Watchroom Doors: Wooden trap door.
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: None
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: None
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Hooks on lintel


Watchroom
How is Watchroom Fitted: 1 closet
How is Relief Called: None
Where is Call System Led:
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles: 490 C.P. in lens
Name of Maker: Name worn off
Year Made:
Marks and Number: None
Order of Apparatus: 4th
Inside Diameter: 19.6"
Light Characteristic:
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part:
Number of Panels: 4
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:
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: 4th
Type of Illuminant: Oil
Number of Spare Lamps:
Number of Spare Burners:
Candle Power:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: 1 closet with door & shelf
Oil House Description: W of dwelling
Oil House Inside Dimension: 5' x 8' x 7.5'
Oil House Construction Material: Brick
Oil House Capacity: 550 gal in drums
Other (Describe): Locker with shelves in kitchen
Suitability: Dry; suitable.
Dwelling
Location: E of tower
Coloring: White; green blinds
Construction Materials: Wood
Number of Rooms: 7
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers: 1
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: 1 small chicken house
Outhouse Coloring: White
Paths and Walks: Brick
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available: About an acre
Area Cultivated: None
Character of Surroundings: Sandy & marshy
Stove, Maker: Standard Oil Co.
Stove, Size: 3-burner
Sink, Maker: Unknown
Sink, Size: 18" x 36"
Pump, Maker: None
Pump, Size:
Lamps:
Water
How Procured: From roof of dwelling
Quality: Good
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: No
Purity Precaution: Keep covered, using mosquito screening
Tank Capacity: 2 tanks, 4500 gal. each.
Tank Material: 1 cypress; 1 reinforced concrete
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: No
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: Landing is at end of long walk from bayou to dwelling.
Distance and Direction: N
Miscellaneous Remarks:
Boats
Boat Number: 1
Type: Skiff
Length: 4' 3"
Width: 16'
When Built: 1915
Date Harbored at Station: 1915
Sails: False
Suited to Work: Yes


Miscellaneous
General Information:
Boats on Station: In bayou