Report for Point Judith (Rhode Island) - 1922
| General |
| District: | 1st |
| Inspector: | H. E. Litchfield |
| Location: | |
| Date of Report: | 12/16/1922 |
| Latitude: | |
| Longitude: |
| Premises |
| Site: | |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 170 feet |
| 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: | Carriage |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | 6 miles to Narragansett Pier |
| 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: | 1810 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1857 |
| 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: | 65 feet |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | |
| Color of Tower: | Brown & white |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint & work |
| Tower Connection: | Connected by covered walk. |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast for general navigation. |
| Building Materials: | Stone & 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: | 11 3/4" x 14" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 4-Iron, sashes, 6 lts |
| Number of Doors: | 1, 3' 0" x 6' 5.5" |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th order |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 10 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 36" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 27" x 36" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Iron |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Iron |
| Lantern Doors: | Iron hinged & bolted. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Rtap door. |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In parapet |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Hook in each angle. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | None. |
| How is Relief Called: | Electric alarm |
| Where is Call System Led: | Led to each quarters. |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | McBeth-Evans. |
| Year Made: | |
| Marks and Number: | U.S.L.H.S. #490 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 6 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 0 |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 5 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 6 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4 |
| 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: | 4th order pedestal |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | None. |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 40 feet, 8" x 9" |
| Clock Weight: | 4-3/4" x 18" long |
| Length of Winding Time: | |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | |
| Regulated: | |
| Lens Protection: | Yes, zinc cone |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Type "A" IOV |
| Type of Illuminant: | Mineral oil |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 3 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None. |
| Candle Power: |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 34 mm |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None. |
| Oil House Description: | 3 tanks located between engine house & tower at 10 feet from engine house. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | None |
| Suitability: |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 1st class siren |
| Time to Start: | 10 minutes. |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | None. |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 5 sec blast, 40 sec silent, 5 sec. blast, 40 sec. silent |
| Duplication: | Engines, compressors, sirens & automatic locks. |
| Timing Device: | Automatic clocks |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 40 lbs. |
| Height Above Water: | 50 feet. |
| Compass Direction: | South |
| Location: | Between tower & fairway. |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Water Supply: | Rain water cisterns. |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Path. |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Hollow Tile |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Siren Signal |
| Siren: | Yes. |
| Siren Diameter: | 6" |
| Siren Built Date: | |
| Siren Manufacturer: | General Depot |
| Siren Ports: | |
| Siren Revolutions: | |
| Siren Governor: | |
| Siren Condition: |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | Horizontal |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | De La Vergne Machine Co. |
| Internal Combustion Date: | |
| Internal Combustion Size: | 12 x 16 |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 16 hp |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Kerosene |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | Heating vaporizor |
| Compressor Maker: | Ingersoll-Rand |
| Compressor Seat: | Same bed geared |
| Compressor Machinery: | |
| Compressor Diameter: | 10" |
| Compressor Stroke: | 8" |
| Compressor RPMs: | |
| Character of Air Inlet: | |
| Kind of Unloader: | |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | North |
| Coloring: | White |
| Construction Materials: | Brick |
| Number of Rooms: | 9 |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | Hot water heating system installed in 1931. |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 of each |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Oil house, privy, barn, 2 fuelhouses, signal houses & hen house. |
| Outhouse Coloring: | All white. |
| Paths and Walks: | Both |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | 1/2 acre. |
| Area Cultivated: | 1/4 acre. |
| Character of Surroundings: | Soil. |
| Stove, Maker: | S. R. Co. |
| Stove, Size: | 8" |
| Sink, Maker: | Unknown |
| Sink, Size: | 2' 9" x 16" x 6" |
| Pump, Maker: | Doughlas |
| Pump, Size: | N2 |
| Lamps: | 1 table, 2 hand, by General Depot. |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Rain water from roofs. |
| Quality: | Good. |
| Quantity: | Ample. |
| Injury Possible: | No. |
| Purity Precaution: | Occasional cleaning. |
| Tank Capacity: | Unknown |
| Tank Material: | Bricks. |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | Well |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | Bucket |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Keeper says unhealthy, old brick house, very damp. |
| Diseases: | Rheumatiam. |
| Prevalency: | Cold weather. |
| Local Causes: | Yes. |
| Recommended Improvements: | New wooden house might be an improvement. |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | No landing |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Boats |
| Boat Number: | 1 |
| Type: | Flat Bottom |
| Length: | |
| Width: | 14' |
| When Built: | |
| Date Harbored at Station: | |
| Sails: | False |
| Suited to Work: | Yes. |