Report for Lloyds Harbor (New York) - 1912

General
District: 3rd
Inspector: Oscar C. Luther
Location: On Huntington Bay at entrance to Lloyd Harbor & Huntington Harbor, N side of Long Island
Date of Report: 12/31/1912
Latitude: 40° 54' 42"
Longitude: 73° 25' 52"
Premises
Site: Submarine site
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: 1/4 acre
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: Structure built in water
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises: Wharf
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: Boat, 3 miles
Distance to Nearest Road:
Distance to Post Office: Holisite PO, town of Huntington.
Distance to Village:
Facilities for Public Conveyance:
Facilities for Private Conveyance:
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Tower
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established: 1911
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: Never
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: 42'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Sky, woodland & hills
Color of Tower: Cement
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Natural
Tower Connection: Part of structure
Object of Navigation: Harbor
Building Materials: Cement, concrete
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Iron
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass: 5 1/4 x 10
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 2 - 8 lts each, 2 - 4 lts each
Number of Doors: 1 2" x 7"
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks:
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: 36"
Number of Plates in Height: One
Number of Plates Each Side: One
Thickness of Plates: 1/4"
Size of Plates: 34" x 36"
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern: All glazed
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Iron
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Iron
Ventilator / Cowl: Iron
Lightning Spindle: Copper
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade: Square gallery, iron railing
Lantern Doors: Hinged & bolted
Floor of Lantern: Iron
Watchroom Doors: Iron trap hinges & link
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: In parapet
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: None
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Hook in each angle
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles: 90
Name of Maker: Henry LePaute
Year Made: No date
Marks and Number: None
Order of Apparatus: 5th
Inside Diameter: 14.5"
Light Characteristic:
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part: 345 degrees
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: Iron casting with flaring ends
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: Zinc
How Color is Produced: Ruby chimney
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached: To lamp
Form of Colored Glass: Regular, 5th order chimney
Lamp Description: 5th order
Type of Illuminant: Mineral oil
Number of Spare Lamps: 1
Number of Spare Burners: 1
Candle Power: 11 V


Vapor Oil Lamp
Number of Wicks or Mantels: 1
Diameter of Outside Wick: 1 3/16"
Diameter of Mantel:
Diameter of Circum Circle:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: Shelves, storing supplies & lamps.
Oil House Description: In cellar, no fittings
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:
Oil House Capacity:
Other (Describe): None
Suitability:
Fog Signal General
Fog Signal Kind: Bell struck by machinery
Time to Start: None
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer:
Year of Manufacture:
Characteristic: 1 stroke every 15 sec.
Duplication: None
Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
Compass Direction:
Location: On lantern deck, channel side
Distance and Direction: Attached to it
Water Supply: None required
Reached from Lighthouse: Thru door
Description of Fog Signal Building: None
Pressure And Recording Gauge:
Bell Signal
Weight: 1,000 lbs
Metal: Bell
Diameter: 36"
Height: 28"
Time: 3.5 hrs
Manufacturer: Gamewell #4
Weights for Operation:
Dwelling
Location: Tower in front
Coloring: Cement
Construction Materials: Cement/concrete
Number of Rooms: 2
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers: 1
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: None
Outhouse Coloring:
Paths and Walks: None
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available: None
Area Cultivated: None
Character of Surroundings:
Stove, Maker: S.R. & Co.
Stove, Size: 8-18
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size: 34" x 16" x 6"
Pump, Maker: Gould
Pump, Size: #2
Lamps: No name, 1 glass, hand
Water
How Procured: Rain from roof
Quality: Good
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: Not
Purity Precaution: None
Tank Capacity: 2,000 gal in cellar
Tank Material: Bricks inside cement
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
Pump or Bucket: Pump
What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling: In kitchen
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Good
Diseases: None
Prevalency:
Local Causes: No
Recommended Improvements: No
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: Wharf built at one corner of pier S'ly side of station.
Distance and Direction: S'ly, adjoins it.
Miscellaneous Remarks:
Boats
Boat Number: 206
Type: Round
Length: 4' 6"
Width: 14' 9"
When Built: Don't know
Date Harbored at Station: Don't know
Sails: True
Suited to Work: No