Report for Blue Hill Bay Light Station (Maine) - 1908
General |
District: | 1st |
Inspector: | Lt Col Edw Burr, Engineer 1st Lighthouse Dist. |
Location: | On Green Island ME westerly side of Blue Hill Bay |
Date of Report: | 04/25/1908 |
Latitude: | 44° 14' 56" |
Longitude: | 68° 29' 54" |
Premises |
Site: | Purchase |
Date of Reservation: | |
Date of Deed: | 08/06/1855 |
Date of Permission: | |
Date of Lease: | |
Area of the Entire Site: | +- 1 acre |
Area Inclosed: | None |
Character of Soil: | Loam |
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 6 ft |
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | |
Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Boat slip |
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
Means to Reach Light Station: | Boat |
Distance to Nearest Road: | 1 mile -Public Road - Flyes Point Me |
Distance to Post Office: | 4 miles to Brookline, ME |
Distance to Village: | 4 miles to Brookline, ME |
Facilities for Public Conveyance: | None |
Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Carriage from Brookline to Flye's Point (3 miles); boat from Flye's Point to station (1 mile) |
Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
Number of Separate Lights: | One |
First Built or Established: | 1856 |
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | |
Condition at This Date: | Good |
Shape of Tower in Plan: | Circular |
Form of Tower: | Cylindrical |
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 29 ft |
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 22 ft |
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Shore at Flye's Point |
Color of Tower: | White |
Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Whitewash |
Tower Connection: | Connected by workroom |
Object of Navigation: | Local navigating purposes |
Building Materials: | Brick & cement |
General Description: | |
Wall Thickness at Base: | 20" |
Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 20" |
Diameter at Base: | 8' inside |
Diameter at Parapet: | 8 ' inside |
Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Spiral iron |
Number of Landings: | None |
Size of Glass: | 10" x 15 1/2" |
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 1- 24" x 34 1/2" |
Number of Doors: | One |
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Ledge |
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Loam |
Soil Susceptibility: | Grass |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |
Lantern and Fixtures |
Order of Lantern: | 4th order |
Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
Diameter to Glass: | 5' 10 1/2" |
Diameter in the Clear: | |
Number of Sides: | 8 |
Type of Bars: | Vertical |
Thickness of Bars: | |
Height Glazed: | 3 ft |
Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
Size of Plates: | 28" x 36" |
Number of Storm Panes: | None |
Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
What Bearings: | |
Construction Material Lantern: | Iron - wood sheathed |
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron - dome shaped |
Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
Lightning Spindle: | Copper |
Description of Lightning Rod: | Copper ribbon attached to parapet led down outside tower into ground about 3 ft below surface |
Balustrade: | Flat steel rails, upper fastened with nuts, lower with staples |
Lantern Doors: | Steel door with hinges |
Floor of Lantern: | Cast iron |
Watchroom Doors: | None |
Parapet Diameter: | 5' 8" cylindrical |
Ventilators |
Location / Number: | Parapet |
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screw hooks |
Illuminating Apparatus |
Kind of Apparatus: | |
Intensity in Candles: | |
Name of Maker: | Henry Lapaute, Paris |
Year Made: | |
Marks and Number: | None |
Order of Apparatus: | 5 th |
Inside Diameter: | |
Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
Time of Revolution: | |
Flash Interval: | |
Duration of Flash: | |
Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
Number of Panels: | 3 |
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: | |
How Flash is Produced: | |
Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
Fixed Lens Covered: | |
Pedestal: | Cast iron |
Service Table: | Shelf with drawer in service room |
Draft Tube Description: | None |
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: | Hains - 1 wick |
Type of Illuminant: | |
Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
Number of Spare Burners: | 1 |
Candle Power: |
Closets and Store Rooms |
Tower Closet Use: | One in service room fitted with shelves for chimneys & cleaning supplies |
Oil House Description: | 200 ft north of tower |
Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
Oil House Construction Material: | Stone |
Oil House Capacity: | |
Other (Describe): | |
Suitability: |
Fog Signal General |
Fog Signal Kind: | Fog bell stiking machine |
Time to Start: | Starts instantly |
How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
Manufacturer: | Geo. M. Stevens, Boston, MA |
Year of Manufacture: | 1900 |
Characteristic: | Bell struck a single and a double blow alternately; intervals 20 sec. |
Duplication: | None |
Timing Device: | |
If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | |
Height Above Water: | |
Compass Direction: | |
Location: | |
Distance and Direction: | 100 ft NE 1/8 N from tower |
Water Supply: | |
Reached from Lighthouse: | Path |
Description of Fog Signal Building: | White pyrarmidal wooden bell tower |
Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
Bell Signal |
Weight: | 1000 lbs |
Metal: | Bell metal |
Diameter: | 38" |
Height: | 32" |
Time: | 5 hours |
Manufacturer: | Geo. M. Stevens, Boston, MA |
Weights for Operation: |
Dwelling |
Location: | Connected by workroom |
Coloring: | White |
Construction Materials: | Wood |
Number of Rooms: | 8 |
Number of Dwellings: | |
Heating Plant: | |
Number of Keepers: | 1 |
Furnished Quarters: | |
NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
Outhouses: | Barn |
Outhouse Coloring: | White |
Paths and Walks: | Plank walk to barn & to boathouse |
Area Inclosed: | None |
Area of Garden: | None |
Area Timber or Shrubbery: | None |
Cultivation Area Available: | None |
Area Cultivated: | None |
Character of Surroundings: | Light loam soil |
Stove, Maker: | |
Stove, Size: | |
Sink, Maker: | |
Sink, Size: | |
Pump, Maker: | |
Pump, Size: | |
Lamps: |
Water |
How Procured: | Rain from roof of dwelling |
Quality: | Good |
Quantity: | Ample |
Injury Possible: | No |
Purity Precaution: | Cisterns cleaned frequently |
Tank Capacity: | 2000 gals - 2 cisterns in cellar of dwelling |
Tank Material: | Brick & cement |
Distilling Apparatus: | False |
Distilling Manufacturer: | |
Well Description: | |
Well Diameter: | |
Well Lining: | |
Pump or Bucket: | |
What Power Used: | |
Distance from Dwelling: |
Healthfulness |
General Opinion: | Very healthful |
Diseases: | None |
Prevalency: | |
Local Causes: | |
Recommended Improvements: |
Miscellaneous |
Access to Lighthouse: | Wooden boathouse with boat slip plank walk to dwelling |
Distance and Direction: | 120 ft NW |
Miscellaneous Remarks: |