Report for Nantucket Harbor Range (Massachusetts) - 1928
General |
District: | 2nd |
Inspector: | C.H. Robinson, Assoc. Engineer |
Location: | On Brant Point W'ly side of entrance to Nantucket Harbor, Mass. |
Date of Report: | 07/20/1928 |
Latitude: | Front: 41° 17' 24"; Rear 41° 17' 22" |
Longitude: | Front: 70° 05' 34"; Rear 70° 05' 33" |
Premises |
Site: | Granted by Commonwealth of Massachusetts & by Purchase (located on Brant Point reservation) |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | 08/08/1856 |
Date of Permission: | 06/25/1795 |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | 4.9 acres |
Area Inclosed: | Whole |
Character of Soil: | |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | Front: 250'; Rear: about 5' |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Picket fence |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | No wharf, beach landing |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
Means to Reach Light Station: | Boat or by public highway 3/4 mile. Nantucket Post Office |
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: | 2 skeleton wooden towers |
Number of Separate Lights: | 2 |
First Built or Established: | 1908 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Has not been rebuilt. |
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: | Front: 33'; Rear: 48' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky |
Color of Tower: | White |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
Tower Connection: | Detached |
Object of Navigation: | Guide through Nantucket Harbor dredged channel |
Building Materials: | Wood |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | None - ladders only |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | None |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | None |
Number of Doors: | None |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 300 mm Lens Lantern enclosed by 4 windows 1 of which is hinged. |
Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
Diameter to Glass: | |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 4 |
Type of Bars: | None |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | |
Number of Plates in Height: | One |
Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
Size of Plates: | 32" x 34" |
Number of Storm Panes: | |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | All sides glazed |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Wood |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Wood - canvassed |
Ventilator / Cowl: | None |
Lightning Spindle: | Yes, with conductor down into ground |
Description of Lightning Rod: | |
Balustrade: | None |
Lantern Doors: | |
Floor of Lantern: | |
Watchroom Doors: | |
Parapet Diameter: |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | 160 |
Name of Maker: | Barbier-Benard-Turenne |
Year Made: | Not known |
Marks and Number: | Paris |
Order of Apparatus: | |
Inside Diameter: | |
Light Characteristic: | |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | About 120 degrees |
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: | Small cone & ventilator |
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: | 5th order Imp |
Type of Illuminant: | Kerosene |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
Number of Spare Burners: | 2 |
Candle Power: | 35 cp |
Vapor Oil Lamp |
Number of Wicks or Mantels: | Single wick |
Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 3/8" |
Diameter of Mantel: | |
Diameter of Circum Circle: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | None |
Oil House Description: | Oil stored in Brant Point oil house |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | |
Oil House Capacity: | |
Other (Describe): | |
Suitability: |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Healthful |
Diseases: | None |
Prevalency: | No |
Local Causes: | No |
Recommended Improvements: | No |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | Brant Point landing & boat house use in common |
Distance and Direction: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | Range lights are located on the Brant Point reservation & are cared for by the Brant Point keepers. |