Report for New Dorp (New York) - 1880

General
District: 3rd
Inspector: Genl. J.C. Duane, Engineer, 3rd district
Location: On Staten Island, NY. Back light of Swash Channel Range, New York Bay, NY
Date of Report: 02/03/1880
Latitude: 40° 34' 48"
Longitude: 74° 07' 14"
Premises
Site:
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site:
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil: Sand & gravel & loam
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: Located abt 1.5 miles from above on a hill
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: Fences
Wharf or Landing on Premises: None
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: From New Dorp station on the Staten Island RR, or by carriage or teams from L.H. Depot about 6 miles.
Distance to Nearest Road: About 1/2 mile from Richmond Turnpike & about 1 mile from New Dorp Station.
Distance to Post Office: About 1 mile New Dorp.
Distance to Village: About 3.5 miles Clifton
Facilities for Public Conveyance: None
Facilities for Private Conveyance: Carriage from Vanderbilt landing, Clifton or walk from New Dorp Station.
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Tower on dwelling
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established: 1856
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
Condition at This Date:
Shape of Tower in Plan: Square
Form of Tower:
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: 40' to focal plane
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 192'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Trees & hills of Staten Island.
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Painted
Tower Connection: Tower surmounts roof of Keeper's dwelling
Object of Navigation: Range, Swash Channel Entrance to NY Bay.
Building Materials: Wood
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base: 6"
Wall Thickness at Parapet: 6"
Diameter at Base: 6'
Diameter at Parapet: 6'
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Wood
Number of Landings: 2
Size of Glass: 9 x 12"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 1
Number of Doors: 1
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: Brick foundation of keeper's dwelling
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: Clay sand & gravel
Soil Susceptibility: Yes, by shrubbery, grass & trees
Miscellaneous Remarks:
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 5th order wooden
Shape of Lantern:
Diameter to Glass: 6'
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides: 4
Type of Bars:
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 4'
Number of Plates in Height: 2 - single window 1 side 2' x 4'
Number of Plates Each Side: 2
Thickness of Plates: 3/16"
Size of Plates: 24 x 24"
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern: 3 sides unglazed
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Wood
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Wood tinned
Ventilator / Cowl: Zinc
Lightning Spindle: Iron
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade: Wood
Lantern Doors: Door in rear side hinges, etc.
Floor of Lantern: Wood w/ copper covering
Watchroom Doors: Trap door in floor of lantern
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: In parapet
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: None needed
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Screwed into wall of lantern
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker:
Year Made:
Marks and Number:
Order of Apparatus: 2nd
Inside Diameter:
Light Characteristic: Fixed
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part: Seen only in range
Number of Panels: Range lens - no panels
Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum:
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: 5 concentric rings
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: 5 concentric rings
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:
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: White
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description: Franklin lamp - 1 wick
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps:
Number of Spare Burners:
Candle Power:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: Shelves, etc.
Oil House Description: 2nd story landing in house used as oil room - no fittings.
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:
Oil House Capacity: 1 - 100 gallon oil butt; 1 - 50 gallon oil butt, placed on wooden stand
Other (Describe): 4 closets back of staircase of dwelling. 2 on 1st & 2 on 2nd story.
Suitability: Dry & suited.
Dwelling
Location: Frame dwelling 1 story & 1/2 pitched roof surmounted by square tower.
Coloring:
Construction Materials: Wood
Number of Rooms: 4 & detached kitchen cellar under all, except kitchen.
Number of Dwellings: 1
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers: 1
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses:
Outhouse Coloring:
Paths and Walks: None
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available:
Area Cultivated:
Character of Surroundings: Clay & sand loam on surface.
Stove, Maker:
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Pump, Maker:
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Lamps:
Water
How Procured: Rain
Quality: Good
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: No
Purity Precaution:
Tank Capacity:
Tank Material:
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
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What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling:
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Good
Diseases: None
Prevalency: No
Local Causes: No
Recommended Improvements: No