Report for Owls Head (Maine) - 1935

General
District: 1st
Inspector: Thomas Sampson, Asst. Superintendent
Location: On Owl's Head, ME., W'ly side of W. Penobscot Bay S'ly side of entrance to Rockland Harbor
Date of Report: 05/03/1935
Latitude: 44° 05' 32"
Longitude: 69° 02' 41"
Premises
Site: Purchase
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed: 11/25/1824
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: 17 1/4 acres
Area Inclosed: 17 acres
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: About 60'
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: Wire fence
Wharf or Landing on Premises: Boatslip
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: By auto from Rockland to Owls Head village - 1 mile to 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: Tower
Number of Separate Lights: One
First Built or Established: 1826
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
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: 99.5'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Sky
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Whitewash
Tower Connection: Detached - stairway to dwelling
Object of Navigation: Harbor - Rockland & Penobscot Bay
Building Materials: Brick, stone, & cement
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Iron spiral
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass: 10 3/4" x 10 3/4"; 9" x 14"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 2 iron frame 2' 1" x 2'
Number of Doors: 2
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks:
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 10' 4" diameter special type
Shape of Lantern: Polygonal
Diameter to Glass:
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides: 16
Type of Bars: Vertical
Thickness of Bars: 1 1/8"
Height Glazed: 5'
Number of Plates in Height: 1
Number of Plates Each Side: 1
Thickness of Plates: 1/4"
Size of Plates:
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern: None
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Iron & copper
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Copper, pitch, lined with zinc
Ventilator / Cowl: Copper pipe ventilator
Lightning Spindle: Copper ribbon
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade: Stone gallery 2' wide - iron balustrade single rail with 32 3' posts
Lantern Doors: 1 iron door with hinges & latch
Floor of Lantern: Stone
Watchroom Doors: Sheet of iron placed over opening fitted with hinges & lifting lug
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: In parapet
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: Wooden step ladder 4' high
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Spring roller curtains
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles: 7,000
Name of Maker: L. Sautter, Paris
Year Made: Not known
Marks and Number: None
Order of Apparatus: 4th
Inside Diameter: 19 3/4"
Light Characteristic:
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part: 90 degrees
Number of Panels: 3 - 4th panel out & catoptric mirror installed
Number of Flash Panels:
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:
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: Incandescent Electric 200 watts PS - 30 clear- c-7, 3,200 lumens
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 1 Funk Heap lamp when current is off
Number of Spare Burners: One
Candle Power:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: 1 fitted with door & shelves for chimneys & cleaning materials
Oil House Description: Oil house 82' S by W from tower
Oil House Inside Dimension: 8' 8" x 10' 8"
Oil House Construction Material: Brick
Oil House Capacity: Fitted with 1 - 100 gal. tank for kerosene in bulk
Other (Describe):
Suitability:
Fog Signal General
Fog Signal Kind: Bell struck by machinery
Time to Start: Starts immediately
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer:
Year of Manufacture:
Characteristic: Single blow every 15 sec.
Duplication: Equalizing springs
Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
Compass Direction:
Location: Guide to Rockland Harbor, vessels passing up and down, & Owls Head Bay
Distance and Direction: About 100' E by S
Water Supply:
Reached from Lighthouse: Plank walk & stairs
Description of Fog Signal Building: Pyramidal bell tower, brick foundation
Pressure And Recording Gauge:
Bell Signal
Weight: About 1,000 lbs
Metal: Bronze
Diameter: 3'
Height: 27"
Time: 7 hours 10 min.
Manufacturer: USLH Machine Shop, Boston, Mass.
Weights for Operation:
Dwelling
Location: About 155' SW
Coloring: White with lead trimmings
Construction Materials: Wood
Number of Rooms: 8
Number of Dwellings: One
Heating Plant: Gurney - Essex # 21 - Hot Water
Number of Keepers: 1 Keeper
Furnished Quarters: Keeper
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses:
Outhouse Coloring:
Paths and Walks: 1 open walk - 1 path
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available: None
Area Cultivated: None
Character of Surroundings: Rocky covered with shallow loam
Stove, Maker: Portland SF Co.
Stove, Size: Queen Atlantic #8
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker: Douglass
Pump, Size: #2
Lamps:
Water
How Procured: Rain water from dwelling roof
Quality: Good
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: No
Purity Precaution: Frequent cleaning & charcoal
Tank Capacity: 2,500 gals. in cellar
Tank Material: Brick & cement
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
Pump or Bucket: Pump
What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling:
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Healthful
Diseases:
Prevalency:
Local Causes:
Recommended Improvements:
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: Boathouse & boatslip, grass path to light
Distance and Direction: About 400' NW'ly
Miscellaneous Remarks: 1 - 100 gal tank for kerosene in bulk
Boats
Boat Number: 29
Type: Dory
Length: 4' 10"
Width: 13'
When Built:
Date Harbored at Station: Oct. 1895
Sails: False
Suited to Work: Yes


Hoisting Engines
Hoisting Engine Kind: Handwinch
Engine RPMs:
Engine Diameter:
Engine Stroke:
Engine Boiler:
Engine Maker and Date:
Serial Number:
Cylinders and Size:
Horsepower:
Fuel:
Hoist Starter:
Hoist Miscellaneous: