Report for Mayo Beach (Massachusetts) - 1920
General |
District: | 2nd |
Inspector: | Frank J. Morse |
Location: | Wellfleet |
Date of Report: | 08/01/1920 |
Latitude: | 41° 55' 49" |
Longitude: | 70° 02' 05" |
Premises |
Site: | Purchase |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | 09/24/1837 |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | 13,825' |
Area Inclosed: | All |
Character of Soil: | |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | Bounds reservation on one end |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Wooden fence |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | No |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
Means to Reach Light Station: | Wellfleet distance by public road about 1/2 mile |
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: | 2 oil lamps |
First Built or Established: | 1839 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1880 |
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: | 41' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Hills |
Color of Tower: | Brown |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
Tower Connection: | Yes, by covered way |
Object of Navigation: | Harbor |
Building Materials: | Cast iron lined with bricks |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wooden |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | 27 3/8" x 36.5" |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 10 lights |
Number of Doors: | 1, 3' x 7' |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | Sandy soil with large concrete foundation |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | Reflector |
Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
Diameter to Glass: | |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 10 |
Type of Bars: | Vertical |
Thickness of Bars: | 1 1/8" |
Height Glazed: | 36" |
Number of Plates in Height: | One |
Number of Plates Each Side: | |
Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
Size of Plates: | |
Number of Storm Panes: | |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | Glass on land side painted black |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Yes |
Lightning Spindle: | Yes |
Description of Lightning Rod: | |
Balustrade: | Yes |
Lantern Doors: | In parapet hinged |
Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
Watchroom Doors: | None |
Parapet Diameter: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | Parapet wall |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Yes |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | 20,000 |
Name of Maker: | American Gas Accumulator Co. |
Year Made: | Not known |
Marks and Number: | None |
Order of Apparatus: | 24" parabolic reflector |
Inside Diameter: | |
Light Characteristic: | |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | 2.7 sec |
Duration of Flash: | .3 sec |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
Number of Panels: | |
Number of Flash Panels: | |
Arc of Each: | |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | |
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: | |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 spare oil lamps |
Number of Spare Burners: | 2 |
Candle Power: |
Compressed Gas |
Gas Container: | 4 A-50; 4 spare |
Compressed Gas Capacity: | 177' at 10A |
Compressed Gas Charge: | 10A |
How Supply Renewed: | By substitution |
At What Intervals: | Once in 6 months |
Spare Containers: |
Gas Light |
Gas Light Kind: | Acetylene |
Gas Light Number of Burners: | 1 |
Kind of Burner: | Lava |
Candlepower Per Burner: | 24 |
Total Candlepower: | |
Consumption Gas Burner Per Hour: | 3/4 |
Total Consumption Per Hour: | 3/4 |
How Gas Obtained: |
Parabolic Mirror |
Parabolic Opening: | 24" |
Parabolic Mirror Depth: | |
Parabolic Focal Length: | |
Parabolic Material: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | 1 on top floor for spare lamps |
Oil House Description: | Rear of lot, about 50' from tower |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | 8' x 10' |
Oil House Construction Material: | Bricks |
Oil House Capacity: | 500 5-gal cans |
Other (Describe): | |
Suitability: |
Dwelling |
Location: | Connected by covered way |
Coloring: | White lead color trimmings |
Construction Materials: | Wood |
Number of Rooms: | 6 |
Number of Dwellings: | 1 |
Heating Plant: | Stoves |
Number of Keepers: | 1 |
Furnished Quarters: | |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
Outhouses: | Fuel house |
Outhouse Coloring: | White |
Paths and Walks: | Concrete walk to street |
Area Inclosed: | |
Area of Garden: | |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
Cultivation Area Available: | None |
Area Cultivated: | |
Character of Surroundings: | Sandy |
Stove, Maker: | Charm Crawford |
Stove, Size: | 7-18 |
Sink, Maker: | Cast iron |
Sink, Size: | 24" x 36" |
Pump, Maker: | Douglas |
Pump, Size: | #2 |
Lamps: |
Water |
How Procured: | Rain water from roof |
Quality: | Excellent |
Quantity: | Ample |
Injury Possible: | No |
Purity Precaution: | Dippers at sill to turn off until roof is thoroughly washed |
Tank Capacity: | About 2000 gal |
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: | |
Prevalency: | |
Local Causes: | No |
Recommended Improvements: | No |