Report for Old Point Comfort (Virginia) - 1858
General |
District: | 5th |
Inspector: | |
Location: | On Fortress Monroe on N side of entrance to Hampton Roads, VA. |
Date of Report: | |
Latitude: | |
Longitude: |
Premises |
Site: | |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | About 1/4 acre |
Area Inclosed: | |
Character of Soil: | |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
Means to Reach Light Station: | |
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: | |
Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
Condition at This Date: | |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | |
Form of Tower: | |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 40' |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 45' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | |
Color of Tower: | White |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
Tower Connection: | |
Object of Navigation: | |
Building Materials: | Stone |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | 3' 8" |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 1' 10" |
Diameter at Base: | Interior 9' 3" |
Diameter at Parapet: | Interior 6' 6" |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Stone |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 4, 8 panes each 12 x 12.5" |
Number of Doors: | |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | Scales under dead wall on platform. |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | |
Shape of Lantern: | |
Diameter to Glass: | 5' 6" |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 8 |
Type of Bars: | |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 3' 4" |
Number of Plates in Height: | |
Number of Plates Each Side: | 8 in 2 parts each |
Thickness of Plates: | |
Size of Plates: | 3' 4" x 2' 4.5" |
Number of Storm Panes: | |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Composition & copper |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Composition |
Lightning Spindle: | |
Description of Lightning Rod: | |
Balustrade: | |
Lantern Doors: | |
Floor of Lantern: | Iron |
Watchroom Doors: | |
Parapet Diameter: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | 4 |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | H. LePaute |
Year Made: | |
Marks and Number: | |
Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
Inside Diameter: | |
Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | 270 degrees, 45' above sea level |
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: | 2 fountain lamps |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | |
Number of Spare Burners: | |
Candle Power: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | |
Oil House Description: | |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | |
Oil House Capacity: | 2 air tight oil butts of 100 gallons. |
Other (Describe): | |
Suitability: |
Fog Signal General |
Fog Signal Kind: | Bell struck by machinery |
Time to Start: | |
How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
Manufacturer: | |
Year of Manufacture: | |
Characteristic: | |
Duplication: | |
Timing Device: | |
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
Height Above Water: | |
Compass Direction: | |
Location: | |
Distance and Direction: | |
Water Supply: | |
Reached from Lighthouse: | |
Description of Fog Signal Building: | |
Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
Bell Signal |
Weight: | 1500 lbs |
Metal: | |
Diameter: | |
Height: | |
Time: | |
Manufacturer: | Hooper & Co., Boston, MA |
Weights for Operation: |
Dwelling |
Location: | |
Coloring: | White, black roof |
Construction Materials: | Wood, shingle roof |
Number of Rooms: | 7; 2-story + attic & kitchen attached w/ 1 room above & 1 below. |
Number of Dwellings: | 1, 30 x 25 |
Heating Plant: | |
Number of Keepers: | |
Furnished Quarters: | |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
Outhouses: | Kitchen & oil house |
Outhouse Coloring: | |
Paths and Walks: | |
Area Inclosed: | Garden fence boards. |
Area of Garden: | |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
Cultivation Area Available: | |
Area Cultivated: | None |
Character of Surroundings: | |
Stove, Maker: | |
Stove, Size: | |
Sink, Maker: | |
Sink, Size: | |
Pump, Maker: | |
Pump, Size: | |
Lamps: | 8 day Pendulum clock |
Water |
How Procured: | |
Quality: | |
Quantity: | |
Injury Possible: | |
Purity Precaution: | |
Tank Capacity: | 1 cistern, about 1,000 gals. |
Tank Material: | Brick |
Distilling Apparatus: | False |
Distilling Manufacturer: | |
Well Description: | |
Well Diameter: | |
Well Lining: | |
Pump or Bucket: | Pump in cistern |
What Power Used: | |
Distance from Dwelling: |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | |
Distance and Direction: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | Pendulum of clockwork for fog signal will not move evenly. Tower has settled seaward on E corner. |