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. |