Report for Nobska Point (Massachusetts) - 1922
| General |
| District: | 2nd |
| Inspector: | F. J. Morse, 1st Asst. Supt. |
| Location: | On point E of entrance to Woods Hole Harbor & Vineyard Sound |
| Date of Report: | 03/09/1922 |
| Latitude: | 41° 30' 57" |
| Longitude: | 70° 39' 20" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 07/09/1828 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 5.61 acres - by deed 4 acres +/- |
| Area Inclosed: | 2.54 acres |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 125' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Wood fence |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By town highway from RR depot at Woods Hole, distance about 1 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: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1829 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1876 |
| 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: | 87' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Trees & cottages |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Connected by covered way |
| Object of Navigation: | Sound, local navigation |
| Building Materials: | Cast iron, brick lining |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Iron winding |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 21" x 10.5" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 2; 24 3/4" x 48" |
| Number of Doors: | 1; 2' 9.5" x 6' 3" |
| 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: | 10 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | 1 1/8" |
| Height Glazed: | 36 1/4" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 27.5" x 36 1/4" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper with conductor leading down into ground |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Yes, iron |
| Lantern Doors: | Sheet iron, hinged |
| Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Trap door, hinged |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Parapet |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | No |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Yes, screwed |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Bench for lamps & closet for supplies |
| How is Relief Called: | Thermostat, wires |
| Where is Call System Led: | Keeper's bedroom |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | W 6500; R 2000 |
| Name of Maker: | Henry LePaute |
| Year Made: | Not known |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 19.5" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | None |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 5 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: | Hollow cast iron 42" tall |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | None, cone only |
| 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 glass |
| Red Sectors Description: | 263 degrees to 289 degrees |
| Where Color Attached: | Lantern |
| Form of Colored Glass: | Rectangular set in front |
| Lamp Description: | 200 Watt, electric, 16.7 cp of light per watt of current, kerosene IOV about 500 candles used as emergency |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2; 1 vapor, 1 oil |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 2 oil |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 mantel |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 1 1/4" |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | Brick, painted brown |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 8' 8" x 10' 8" |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick |
| Oil House Capacity: | About 450 |
| Other (Describe): | None |
| Suitability: |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 1st class Daboll trumpet |
| Time to Start: | About 5 min. |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | About 5 min. |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | Group 3 blasts: 2 sec blast, 1 sec silent; 2 sec blast, 1 sec silent; 2 sec blast 22 sec silent |
| Duplication: | Engine & compressors automatic clocks & horns also 5 HP motor which is used most of the time |
| Timing Device: | Automatic clocks |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 6.5 lbs |
| Height Above Water: | About 25' |
| Compass Direction: | 180 degrees |
| Location: | E'ly to Vineyard Sound & Woods Hole Harbor |
| Distance and Direction: | 210' 215 degrees 15' |
| Water Supply: | Cisterns & town water supply |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Path |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Brick with wooden hip roof surmounted by horn |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: | Yes |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | Oil |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | Secor |
| Internal Combustion Date: | 1909 |
| Internal Combustion Size: | 6' x 6" |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 6 |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Kerosene |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | Hot ball |
| Compressor Maker: | Am. Air Compressor Co., 1909, 5HP electric motor now used, oil engines used for share |
| Compressor Seat: | Same bed geared |
| Compressor Machinery: | 1 to 3.38 ratio |
| Compressor Diameter: | 10.5 |
| Compressor Stroke: | 6" |
| Compressor RPMs: | 148 |
| Character of Air Inlet: | 2" |
| Kind of Unloader: | None |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: | 2" |
| Daboll Signal |
| Daboll: | 1st class |
| Daboll Reed: | |
| Daboll Length: | 1' 8" |
| Daboll Breadth: | 5" |
| Daboll Base Thickness: | 11/16" |
| Daboll Tip Thickness: | 5/16" |
| Trumpet Signal |
| Trumpet: | |
| Trumpet Length: | 7' 9" |
| Trumpet Diameter: | 2' 4" |
| Trumpet Material: | Copper |
| Air Receiver |
| Number: | 2 |
| Diameter: | 1 - 4'; 1 - 5' |
| Height: | 7' |
| Capacity Cubic Feet: | 87 & 137 |
| Pressure in Each: | 6.5 lbs |
| Make of Reducing Valve: | None |
| Remarks: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 40', 98 connected by covered way |
| Coloring: | Brown |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 |
| Number of Dwellings: | 2 |
| Heating Plant: | Direct hot water |
| Number of Keepers: | Keeper in 1, asst in other |
| Furnished Quarters: | Both |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | None |
| Outhouses: | Double fuel house |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Brown |
| Paths and Walks: | Paths from dwellings to fuel house |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | 1 acre |
| Area Cultivated: | About 3/4 acre |
| Character of Surroundings: | Fast ground |
| Stove, Maker: | Magee Grand (2) |
| Stove, Size: | 7-18 (2) |
| Sink, Maker: | Not known |
| Sink, Size: | 22" x 48" |
| Pump, Maker: | Douglas |
| Pump, Size: | #2 |
| Lamps: | 2 brass hand, 2 brass table lamps from General Depot |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Town supply & cisterns |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Cisterns used for cooling purposes & washing water |
| Tank Capacity: | About 1300 gal each |
| Tank Material: | Bricks plastered with cement |
| 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: | |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | No wharf or boathouse. Town highway from village of Woods Hole to lighthouse |
| Distance and Direction: | About 1 mile to village NW'ly |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Station in good condition. |