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: |