Report for Pemaquid Point Light Station (Maine) - 1908

General
District: 1st
Inspector:
Location:
Date of Report: 02/16/1908
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Premises
Site:
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site:
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: Public road 400'; RR station, Damariscotta, 16 miles; Steamboat landing, New Harbor, 4 miles.
Distance to Post Office: New Harbor, 3 miles
Distance to Village: New Harbor, 3 miles
Facilities for Public Conveyance: None
Facilities for Private Conveyance: Carriage from steamboat at New Harbor, 4 miles, or from RR station at Damariscotta, 16 miles.
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Tower
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established: 1827
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: 1857
Condition at This Date: Good
Shape of Tower in Plan: Circular
Form of Tower: Conical
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: 37'
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 78 3/4'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Summer cottages & land mostly covered with spruce trees
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Whitewash
Tower Connection: Connected by work room
Object of Navigation: Secondary seacoast
Building Materials: Stone, brick inside
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base: 48"
Wall Thickness at Parapet: 24"
Diameter at Base: 16'
Diameter at Parapet: 11'
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Cast iron open work
Number of Landings: 1
Size of Glass: 9" x 7"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: 3 - 41" x 25"
Number of Doors: 1
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: Built on solid rock
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: Loam
Soil Susceptibility: Yes
Miscellaneous Remarks:
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 4th
Shape of Lantern: Polygonal
Diameter to Glass: 7' 3"
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides: 10
Type of Bars: Vertical
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 35.5"
Number of Plates in Height: 1
Number of Plates Each Side: 1
Thickness of Plates: 1/4"
Size of Plates: 36" x 26 3/4"
Number of Storm Panes: None
Unglazed Side of Lantern: None
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern:
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Cast iron in 10 sections, flanged & bolted on inside & lined with zinc.
Ventilator / Cowl: Cast iron
Lightning Spindle: Bronze with platinum tip
Description of Lightning Rod: Copper ribbon, attached to lantern deck, led down outside of tower, along surface 10' & enters soil pipe.
Balustrade: Cast iron
Lantern Doors: Cast iron 32 5/8" x 22 1/4"; 1/2" thick. 2 hinges & 1 catch
Floor of Lantern: Cast iron
Watchroom Doors: None
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: Lower part of lantern
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: None
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Screwed into sash bars
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker: Henry LePaute
Year Made: Not given
Marks and Number: A Paris
Order of Apparatus: 4th
Inside Diameter: 19.5"
Light Characteristic: Fixed white
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part:
Number of Panels: 4
Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum: 5
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: 5
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: 3
Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
Revolving Panels:
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Number of Vertical Elements Panel:
Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal: Hollow cast iron standard flaring at top & bottom. stands 3' 2.5" high
Service Table: Sheet iron attached to pedestal.
Draft Tube Description: None
Revolving Machinery:
Standby and Description:
Chariot Float or Balls:
Chariot Description:
Length of Drop Tube:
Clock Weight:
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Machinery Protection:
Regulated:
Lens Protection:
How Color is Produced:
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description: 4th order - Funk Heap - 1 wick
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: One
Number of Spare Burners: One
Candle Power:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use:
Oil House Description: Red brick oil house with slate roof 188' SW by W 1/2 W from tower. Has ventilator in roof & 1 door.
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:
Oil House Capacity:
Other (Describe): Closet in workroom. Has 3 shelves & is used for lamp supplies.
Suitability: Dry & Suited to purpose.
Fog Signal General
Fog Signal Kind: Fog bell striking machinery
Time to Start: Starts instantly
How Long Will Pressure Last:
Manufacturer: Geo. M. Stevens, Boston, Mass.
Year of Manufacture: 1899
Characteristic: Single blow every 10 sec.
Duplication: Spare equalizing spring at station. Duplicates of all parts in Machine Shop, Boston, which can be promptly forwarded.
Timing Device:
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown:
Height Above Water:
Compass Direction:
Location:
Distance and Direction: 80' SW 1/4 S from lighthouse
Water Supply:
Reached from Lighthouse:
Description of Fog Signal Building: Red brick building 15' x 10' with a white wooden tower at NE corner for weights
Pressure And Recording Gauge:
Bell Signal
Weight: 4,200 lbs
Metal: Bell metal
Diameter: 5'
Height: 4'
Time: 6 hours
Manufacturer:
Weights for Operation:
Dwelling
Location: Attached to tower on W'ly side
Coloring: White
Construction Materials: Wood
Number of Rooms: 8
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers: One
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: Fuel house close to tower on NW side of tower
Outhouse Coloring: White
Paths and Walks: None
Area Inclosed: Whole area by stone wall
Area of Garden: None
Area Timber or Shrubbery: None
Cultivation Area Available: None
Area Cultivated: None
Character of Surroundings: Fast ground covered with small spruce tree
Stove, Maker:
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Sink, Maker:
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Pump, Maker:
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Lamps:
Water
How Procured: Rain water from roof of dwelling
Quality: Good
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: No
Purity Precaution: Cleaned yearly
Tank Capacity: Cistern in dwelling cellar, 1,000 gal.
Tank Material: Brick
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
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Distance from Dwelling:
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Very Healthful
Diseases: None
Prevalency:
Local Causes: No
Recommended Improvements: