Point Aux Herbes (Louisiana)

District:	8th
Inspector:	Thomas P. Brown, Supt.
Location:	Near NE'ly extremity of point. S'ly side of E'ly end of Lake.
Date of Report:	09/22/1911
Latitude:	30° 09' 20"
Longitude:	89° 51' 12"

Site:	Purchase
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:	11/15/1873
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site:	24.1 A
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark:	50'
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises:	None
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station:	By boat from Southport, LA., 3.5 miles
Distance to Nearest Road:
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Means Used for Support of Lantern:	Wooden tower on top of dwelling
Number of Separate Lights:	One
First Built or Established:	1875
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:	1911, repaired
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:	38'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea:	Sky
Color of Tower:	White tower, black lantern
Color of Tower/ How Produced:
Tower Connection:	On top of dwelling
Object of Navigation:	Local navigation, E'ly end of Lake Pontchartrain.
Building Materials:	Wood
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps:	Spiral wooden
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass:	9 x 12
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:	1, 4 lights, 9" x 12" each
Number of Doors:	1; 2' x 6" x 6' 10"
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
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Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks:

Order of Lantern:	5th
Shape of Lantern:	Polygonal
Diameter to Glass:	7' 2"
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides:	10
Type of Bars:	Vertical
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed:	36 3/4"
Number of Plates in Height:	One
Number of Plates Each Side:	One
Thickness of Plates:	3/16"
Size of Plates:	36 3/4" x 26 3/4"
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:	None
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern:	Iron, wooden sheathing
Construction Material Roof / Cowl:	Iron
Ventilator / Cowl:	Yes
Lightning Spindle:	Yes
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade:	Yes, wooden balustrade; gallery, iron sheathed
Lantern Doors:	1, in parapet
Floor of Lantern:	Wood
Watchroom Doors:
Parapet Diameter:

Location / Number:	3
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:	Fitted to soffit

Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:	144
Name of Maker:	Sautter, Lemonnier & Cie
Year Made:
Marks and Number:	Sautter, Lemonnier Cie a Paris
Order of Apparatus:	5th
Inside Diameter:	14 3/4"
Light Characteristic:
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:
How Flash is Produced:
Number of Vertical Elements Panel:
Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal:	Iron
Service Table:
Draft Tube Description:	Galvanized iron, 3" dia. rest on top of brass frame on lugs
Revolving Machinery:
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Regulated:
Lens Protection:	Linen
How Color is Produced:	Chimney
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
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Lamp Description:	5th order oil, 38 cp
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps:	1
Number of Spare Burners:	1
Candle Power:

Tower Closet Use:	1; shelves; oil measures, etc.
Oil House Description:	Wooden; combined oil & boathouse
Oil House Inside Dimension:	13 x 20
Oil House Construction Material:	Wood
Oil House Capacity:	200 5-gal cans
Other (Describe):	5; 2 on 2nd; 3 on lower floor; general domestic use.
Suitability:	Dry; suitable.

Location:	Tower on top of dwelling
Coloring:	White; green blinds
Construction Materials:	Wooden dwelling on 5 brick piers
Number of Rooms:	6
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers:	1
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses:	2
Outhouse Coloring:	White
Paths and Walks:	Plank walks
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available:	None
Area Cultivated:	None
Character of Surroundings:	Marsh
Stove, Maker:	Garland Stove & Range Co.
Stove, Size:	No 7
Sink, Maker:	Galv. iron
Sink, Size:	16" x 28"
Pump, Maker:	Gould Mfg. Co.
Pump, Size:	No 2
Lamps:	1 table lamp, 2 hand lamps, 2 hand lanterns

How Procured:	Cisterns
Quality:	Good
Quantity:	Ample
Injury Possible:	Not liable to injury
Purity Precaution:	Tops & screened
Tank Capacity:	2 placed under dwelling, 10' bottom, 7.5 stave; cap 3500 gals each
Tank Material:	Wood
Distilling Apparatus:	False
Distilling Manufacturer:
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General Information:
Boats on Station:	Inside of breakwater