Report for Marblehead (Massachusetts) - 1931
General |
District: | 2nd |
Inspector: | H.L. Bartlett, Jun Eng |
Location: | On N point of Marblehead Neck |
Date of Report: | 05/14/1931 |
Latitude: | 42° 30' 20" |
Longitude: | 70° 50' 03" |
Premises |
Site: | Purchase |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | 07/12/1835 |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | 3.97 acres |
Area Inclosed: | Whole |
Character of Soil: | |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 50' |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Picket fence |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | No wharf - boat slip landing |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat or by public road 2 3/4 miles to Marblehead P.O. by road |
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: | 1836 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1897 |
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: | 130' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky |
Color of Tower: | Brown to gallery, black above |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
Tower Connection: | Detached |
Object of Navigation: | Harbor & local 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: | Iron spiral |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | 9" x 12" 6 lights |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 4; 21 5/8" x 3' 4.5" |
Number of Doors: | 2; each 13 7/8" x 6' 9" |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tower in good condition. Dwelling needs reshingling. |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 6th |
Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
Diameter to Glass: | |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 8 |
Type of Bars: | Vertical |
Thickness of Bars: | 1 1/8" |
Height Glazed: | 35" |
Number of Plates in Height: | One |
Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
Size of Plates: | 2' 9 3/8" x 3' |
Number of Storm Panes: | |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Iron |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Iron |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Iron |
Lightning Spindle: | Yes |
Description of Lightning Rod: | |
Balustrade: | Yes |
Lantern Doors: | Double iron door - brass hinges & lock |
Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
Watchroom Doors: | Iron trap with ring bolt |
Parapet Diameter: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | In parapet wall (4) |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Spring roll curtains |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | Closet for spare lamps, chimneys etc. & service table |
How is Relief Called: | None |
Where is Call System Led: |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | 700 |
Name of Maker: | Not known |
Year Made: | Not known |
Marks and Number: | |
Order of Apparatus: | 300 mm |
Inside Diameter: | 11 5/8" |
Light Characteristic: | |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 90 degrees |
Number of Panels: | 3 |
Number of Flash Panels: | None |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 3 fixed |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 fixed |
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: | |
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: | Ruby shade |
Red Sectors Description: | |
Where Color Attached: | |
Form of Colored Glass: | Ruby globe - type "D" |
Lamp Description: | Spec. lighthship lamps 150W G25 110V, Note: Oil lamp used only when electric light is inoperative.Changed to electric light 8/1/1922; Unattended light 10/31/1930 |
Type of Illuminant: | Electric |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
Number of Spare Burners: | 2 |
Candle Power: | 700 cp |
Clock Cord Description |
Revolving Cord: | Wire cable |
Size of Clock Cord: | |
Length of Clock Cord: | |
How Led: | |
Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
Chariot Balls |
Balls Description: | Flat surface |
Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
Number of Balls: | 30 |
Diameter of Balls: | 3/4" |
Vapor Oil Lamp |
Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 3 |
Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1/8"; 1 7/8"; 2.7" |
Diameter of Mantel: | |
Diameter of Circum Circle: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | 1, fitted with 3 shelves used for spare parts |
Oil House Description: | 189' SW'ly from tower, no fittings |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | 8' 8" x 10' 8" |
Oil House Construction Material: | Bricks |
Oil House Capacity: | About 450 5-gal cans |
Other (Describe): | None |
Suitability: |
Dwelling |
Location: | About 150' S'ly |
Coloring: | White with lead colored trimmings |
Construction Materials: | Wood |
Number of Rooms: | 8 |
Number of Dwellings: | One |
Heating Plant: | Direct hot water |
Number of Keepers: | 1 |
Furnished Quarters: | The keeper |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | None |
Outhouses: | Barn & fuel house |
Outhouse Coloring: | White lead trim |
Paths and Walks: | Plank walk from dwelling to tower, paths otherwise |
Area Inclosed: | |
Area of Garden: | |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
Cultivation Area Available: | 1 acre |
Area Cultivated: | 1/4 acre |
Character of Surroundings: | Fast ground |
Stove, Maker: | Magee-Grand |
Stove, Size: | 7-18 |
Sink, Maker: | Not known |
Sink, Size: | 22" x 48" |
Pump, Maker: | Douglas |
Pump, Size: | #2 |
Lamps: | 1 brass hand lamp & 1 brass table lamp from General Depot |
Water |
How Procured: | Town system |
Quality: | Good |
Quantity: | Ample |
Injury Possible: | No |
Purity Precaution: | Cistern not in use |
Tank Capacity: | About 2000 gals in dwelling cellar |
Tank Material: | Bricks, cement plastered inside |
Distilling Apparatus: | False |
Distilling Manufacturer: | |
Well Description: | |
Well Diameter: | |
Well Lining: | |
Pump or Bucket: | |
What Power Used: | |
Distance from Dwelling: |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Healthful |
Diseases: | None |
Prevalency: | No |
Local Causes: | No |
Recommended Improvements: | No |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | Wooden boatslip to low water. Boathouse removed to Wings Neck Light Station - Jan. 25, 1930 |
Distance and Direction: | About 375' SW'ly |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | General condition of station good. This station being unattended is controlled by an automatic time switch for operating the light - a switching relay substitutes a standby lamp should the lamp service fail. |