Report for Pensacola (Florida) - 1928
General |
District: | 8th |
Inspector: | Superintendent |
Location: | Coast of Florida, entrance to Pensacola Bay |
Date of Report: | 11/21/1928 |
Latitude: | 30° 20' 46" |
Longitude: | 87° 18' 29" |
Premises |
Site: | Transfer of military reservation |
Date of Reservation: | 10/07/1927 |
Date of Deed: | |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | 75 acres |
Area Inclosed: | |
Character of Soil: | |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 370' |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Wood |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
Means to Reach Light Station: | By electric car from Pensacola to Fort Barrancas |
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: | 1 |
First Built or Established: | 1825 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1858 |
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: | 191' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Woods |
Color of Tower: | Upper 2/3 black, lower 1/3 white |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | |
Tower Connection: | Connected by masonry walls |
Object of Navigation: | Seacoast |
Building Materials: | Brick |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Iron |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | 27.5 x 30 7/8; 27.5 x 38 3/8; 27.5 x 39 |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 6; sash 2' 7" x 2' 3" |
Number of Doors: | 1 - 8' x 3' 8" |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | High ground, wooded. |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 1st |
Shape of Lantern: | |
Diameter to Glass: | |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 16 |
Type of Bars: | Vertical |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 9' 2 1/4" |
Number of Plates in Height: | 3 |
Number of Plates Each Side: | 3 |
Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
Size of Plates: | |
Number of Storm Panes: | |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Iron |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Copper |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper |
Lightning Spindle: | Yes, on ball |
Description of Lightning Rod: | |
Balustrade: | Iron |
Lantern Doors: | None |
Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
Watchroom Doors: | Trap door |
Parapet Diameter: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | Lower part of lantern |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Yes |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | To inside of dome |
Watchroom |
How is Watchroom Fitted: | Has a moveable closet |
How is Relief Called: | One cord |
Where is Call System Led: | To gong in rear hall |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | 2 hours, 40 minutes |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | H. LePaute |
Year Made: | Not known |
Marks and Number: | None |
Order of Apparatus: | 1st |
Inside Diameter: | 6' 1.5" |
Light Characteristic: | |
Time of Revolution: | 8 minutes |
Flash Interval: | 55.7 sec |
Duration of Flash: | 4.3 sec. |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
Number of Panels: | 8 |
Number of Flash Panels: | 8 |
Arc of Each: | 45 degrees |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 10 |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 17, flash |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 6, flash |
Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
Revolving Panels: | |
How Flash is Produced: | |
Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
Fixed Lens Covered: | |
Pedestal: | Iron, with 4 glass doors |
Service Table: | |
Draft Tube Description: | Copper, dia. 5" - connected with screws. |
Revolving Machinery: | |
Standby and Description: | |
Chariot Float or Balls: | Chariot wheels |
Chariot Description: | 10 wheels, 5 5/8" dia., 20 side guide rollers 3.5" dia. |
Length of Drop Tube: | |
Clock Weight: | 80 lbs |
Length of Winding Time: | 2 hours, 40 minutes |
Drive During Rewind: | No |
Machinery Protection: | Glass & metal case |
Regulated: | Governor |
Lens Protection: | Linen lens cover |
How Color is Produced: | |
Red Sectors Description: | |
Where Color Attached: | |
Form of Colored Glass: | |
Lamp Description: | 55 mm |
Type of Illuminant: | Kerosene |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
Number of Spare Burners: | |
Candle Power: |
Clock Cord Description |
Revolving Cord: | Cord |
Size of Clock Cord: | 3/8" |
Length of Clock Cord: | 40' |
How Led: | Thru 2 sheaves |
Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 8" dia. 11" long. |
Vapor Oil Lamp |
Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 mantel |
Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
Diameter of Mantel: | 55 mm |
Diameter of Circum Circle: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | 2 closets in storeroom fitted with shelves |
Oil House Description: | Detached in yard |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | 12' x 10' x 8' 9" high |
Oil House Construction Material: | Brick |
Oil House Capacity: | |
Other (Describe): | |
Suitability: | Dry & suited. |
Dwelling |
Location: | Connected to tower |
Coloring: | White |
Construction Materials: | Brick |
Number of Rooms: | |
Number of Dwellings: | 1 - double |
Heating Plant: | None |
Number of Keepers: | 3 |
Furnished Quarters: | All three |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
Outhouses: | Oil house & w.c. |
Outhouse Coloring: | White |
Paths and Walks: | Brick |
Area Inclosed: | |
Area of Garden: | |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
Cultivation Area Available: | |
Area Cultivated: | |
Character of Surroundings: | Sandy |
Stove, Maker: | Perfection (3) |
Stove, Size: | 3 burner (3) |
Sink, Maker: | Yes (3) |
Sink, Size: | |
Pump, Maker: | Keeper none, each asst. 1 No. 2. |
Pump, Size: | |
Lamps: |
Water |
How Procured: | Cistern |
Quality: | Good |
Quantity: | Ample |
Injury Possible: | No |
Purity Precaution: | Cisterns screened |
Tank Capacity: | Under floor of hallway, underground masonry, cistern length 10' 3" width 9' 3", depth 16'; cypress cistern, 9' high, 8' 6" dia. |
Tank Material: | |
Distilling Apparatus: | False |
Distilling Manufacturer: | |
Well Description: | |
Well Diameter: | |
Well Lining: | |
Pump or Bucket: | |
What Power Used: | |
Distance from Dwelling: |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Good |
Diseases: | None |
Prevalency: | |
Local Causes: | |
Recommended Improvements: |