Report for Plymouth (Gurnet) (Massachusetts) - 1927
General |
District: | 2nd |
Inspector: | C. H. Robinson, Asso. Lighthouse Engineer |
Location: | On Gurnet Point, N'ly side of entrance to harbor of Plymouth, Kingston & Duxbury |
Date of Report: | 10/26/1927 |
Latitude: | 42° 00' 12" |
Longitude: | 70° 36' 04" |
Premises |
Site: | Purchase |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | 11/12/1802 |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | 1 acre, 6.5 rods |
Area Inclosed: | Whole |
Character of Soil: | |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 175' |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Wire fence |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat or by team, about 3 1/4 miles by boat - Plymouth |
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: | 1769 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1843 |
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: | 102' |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky |
Color of Tower: | White |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
Tower Connection: | Detached |
Object of Navigation: | Harbor & Bay |
Building Materials: | Wood |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
Diameter at Base: | |
Diameter at Parapet: | |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wood |
Number of Landings: | |
Size of Glass: | 7" x 9" |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 3; 21.5" x 30.5" |
Number of Doors: | 1; 3' x 6' 10" |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
Soil Susceptibility: | |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tower has small entrance porch. |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 4th |
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: | 3' 11 1/4" |
Number of Plates in Height: | One |
Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
Size of Plates: | 16.5" x 4' |
Number of Storm Panes: | |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | 22.5 degrees |
What Bearings: | Observed each between 328 degrees & 351 degrees. |
Construction Material Lantern: | Iron |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Iron |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Iron |
Lightning Spindle: | Yes, copper |
Description of Lightning Rod: | |
Balustrade: | Yes, iron |
Lantern Doors: | Iron with hinges |
Floor of Lantern: | Iron |
Watchroom Doors: | Iron trap door hinged |
Parapet Diameter: |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | None |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Brass hooks in frieze |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | 8 hours |
Intensity in Candles: | 37,000 |
Name of Maker: | James Brothers & Co. Ltd. Lh wrks near Birmingham |
Year Made: | 1903 |
Marks and Number: | |
Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
Inside Diameter: | 19.5" |
Light Characteristic: | |
Time of Revolution: | 20 sec |
Flash Interval: | 7 $ 4.5 sec |
Duration of Flash: | 0.5 sec |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
Number of Panels: | 3 glass 2 dark (metal) |
Number of Flash Panels: | 3 |
Arc of Each: | 90 degrees |
Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 3 & bullseye 5 1/4" Diam. |
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 6 flash |
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 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 |
Service Table: | |
Draft Tube Description: | 1.5" brass pipe fitted with small cone on bottom end. |
Revolving Machinery: | |
Standby and Description: | |
Chariot Float or Balls: | Balls |
Chariot Description: | |
Length of Drop Tube: | None |
Clock Weight: | 150 lbs |
Length of Winding Time: | 8 hours |
Drive During Rewind: | No |
Machinery Protection: | Mounted in pedestal. No case |
Regulated: | Fan governor |
Lens Protection: | |
How Color is Produced: | |
Red Sectors Description: | |
Where Color Attached: | |
Form of Colored Glass: | |
Lamp Description: | 35 mm IOV |
Type of Illuminant: | Kerosene |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 3 |
Number of Spare Burners: | |
Candle Power: | 500 cp |
Clock Cord Description |
Revolving Cord: | Cord |
Size of Clock Cord: | 1/8" |
Length of Clock Cord: | 120' |
How Led: | At 1 side of tower |
Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: | 4" x 4 3/4" |
Chariot Balls |
Balls Description: | Flat surface |
Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
Number of Balls: | 21 |
Diameter of Balls: | 3/8" |
Vapor Oil Lamp |
Number of Wicks or Mantels: | |
Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
Diameter of Mantel: | 1 1/4" |
Diameter of Circum Circle: | One only |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | 1 small closet under stairs used for spare lamps, etc., fitted with shelf. |
Oil House Description: | About 90' SW'ly from tower |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | 8' 8" x 10' 8" |
Oil House Construction Material: | Bricks |
Oil House Capacity: | About 450 5-gal cans |
Other (Describe): | None |
Suitability: |
Fog Signal General |
Fog Signal Kind: | 1st class reed horn - if this be disabled - bell struck by machinery |
Time to Start: | 15 minutes |
How Long Will Pressure Last: | About 5 minutes |
Manufacturer: | |
Year of Manufacture: | |
Characteristic: | Horn - 3 sec blast, 12 sec silent Bell - 2 strokes, 30 sec silent |
Duplication: | Fog signal engines & necessary spare parts |
Timing Device: | Automatic clocks (2' 3" bell |
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 5 lbs |
Height Above Water: | About 80' |
Compass Direction: | 150 degrees |
Location: | Guide to Plymouth, Duxbury & Kingston harbors |
Distance and Direction: | 46' 150 degrees |
Water Supply: | Rain water from roof |
Reached from Lighthouse: | Concrete walk |
Description of Fog Signal Building: | Brick |
Pressure And Recording Gauge: | Yes |
Bell Signal |
Weight: | 1200 lbs |
Metal: | Bell metal |
Diameter: | 36" |
Height: | 30" |
Time: | 7 hours |
Manufacturer: | 2nd District Machine Shop - 1908 |
Weights for Operation: | About 1100 lbs |
Internal Combustion Signal |
Fog Signal Kind: | |
Internal Combustion Kind: | Horizontal - oil |
Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | August Mietz Iron Foundry |
Internal Combustion Date: | 1908 |
Internal Combustion Size: | 5" x 6" |
Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 4 |
Internal Combustion Fuel: | Kerosene |
Internal Combustion Starter: | Hot ball |
Compressor Maker: | American Air Compressor Works |
Compressor Seat: | Separate bed geared |
Compressor Machinery: | 1 to 2 ratio |
Compressor Diameter: | 6" |
Compressor Stroke: | 6" |
Compressor RPMs: | 150 |
Character of Air Inlet: | 1.5" |
Kind of Unloader: | Pop valve |
Diameter of Delivery Pipe: | 2" |
Daboll Signal |
Daboll: | 1st class |
Daboll Reed: | |
Daboll Length: | 20" |
Daboll Breadth: | 5" |
Daboll Base Thickness: | 1" |
Daboll Tip Thickness: | 3/8" |
Trumpet Signal |
Trumpet: | |
Trumpet Length: | 6' |
Trumpet Diameter: | 5" small end; 11" large |
Trumpet Material: | Copper |
Air Receiver |
Number: | 2 |
Diameter: | 46" |
Height: | 84" |
Capacity Cubic Feet: | 80 |
Pressure in Each: | 5 lbs |
Make of Reducing Valve: | |
Remarks: |
Dwelling |
Location: | About 90' W'ly |
Coloring: | White lead colored trimmings |
Construction Materials: | Wood |
Number of Rooms: | 6 each side |
Number of Dwellings: | 1 double |
Heating Plant: | Direct hot water |
Number of Keepers: | Keeper & 1 asst. |
Furnished Quarters: | Both |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | None |
Outhouses: | Barn & 2 fuel houses |
Outhouse Coloring: | White lead trimmings |
Paths and Walks: | Concrete walks |
Area Inclosed: | |
Area of Garden: | |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
Cultivation Area Available: | About 6 acres |
Area Cultivated: | 1/4 acre |
Character of Surroundings: | Sandy |
Stove, Maker: | Magee, Howes Queen |
Stove, Size: | 7-18, 8-18 |
Sink, Maker: | Not known |
Sink, Size: | 20" x 36", 22" x 48" |
Pump, Maker: | Douglas, Gould |
Pump, Size: | # 2 (both) |
Lamps: | 2 brass table, 2 brass hand lamps from General Depot |
Water |
How Procured: | Rain water from roof for all purposes except drinking |
Quality: | Good |
Quantity: | Ample |
Injury Possible: | No |
Purity Precaution: | Frequent cleaning of cisterns |
Tank Capacity: | Keepers 2200 gals; Asst. Keep 1000 gal. |
Tank Material: | Bricks, cement plastered on inside |
Distilling Apparatus: | False |
Distilling Manufacturer: | |
Well Description: | Dug well 60' deep for drinking water |
Well Diameter: | 4' |
Well Lining: | Stone lined |
Pump or Bucket: | 2 buckets |
What Power Used: | Hand |
Distance from Dwelling: | About 250' |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Healthful |
Diseases: | None |
Prevalency: | |
Local Causes: | None |
Recommended Improvements: | No |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | Beach landing, no wharf or boathouse. drive over sand beach & marsh from Duxbury P.O. to Station about 8 miles |
Distance and Direction: | Beach landing - about 1000' W'ly from tower |
Miscellaneous Remarks: | This light changed from 2 fixed white lights to 1 flashing white light 1/24/1924. Old unused tower removed 3/14/1924. Station & apparatus are in very good condition. |
Supplemental Reports |
C1STCCID letter | |
31 Oct. 1955 | |
File H2: Converted to mercury float pedestal 1949 or 1950 | |
Supts letter | |
April 1, 1929 | |
Mar. 1929: Bell & machinery transported to Ten Pound Island. |