Report for Brazos Santiago (Texas) - 1927

General
District: 8th
Inspector: Superintendent
Location: In 5 to 6' of water on W'ly side of S'ly end of Padre Island, N'ly side of entrance to Laguna Madre.
Date of Report: 08/20/1927
Latitude: 26° 04' 19"
Longitude: 97° 10' 00"
Premises
Site: Cession of jurisdiction by Governor of Texas
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed: 03/31/1877
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: 10 acres
Area Inclosed:
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: In the water
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises:
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station: By boat.
Distance to Nearest Road:
Distance to Post Office: 2.5 miles, Port Isabel
Distance to Village:
Facilities for Public Conveyance:
Facilities for Private Conveyance:
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Wooden dwelling surmounted by lantern, supported on 7 iron screwpiles.
Number of Separate Lights: 1
First Built or Established: 1853
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: Rebuilt 1879. Last thoroughly repaired 1924.
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: 0'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Sky
Color of Tower: White dwelling, green blinds, brown piles.
Color of Tower/ How Produced:
Tower Connection: Dwelling surmounted by lantern
Object of Navigation: Seacoast & harbor entrance
Building Materials: Wooden dwelling - iron piles & tie rods
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Iron ladder, wooden steps inside
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass: 10" x 12"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash: Dwelling: 6 - 10" x 12" - 6 lts dbl sash; 4 - 10" x 12" - 4 lts dbl sash
Number of Doors: Dwelling - 2 entr dbl doors 3' x 7' each leaf glazed with 3 lts. 10" x 12"
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks: Water is slowly deepening
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern: 4th
Shape of Lantern: Polygonal
Diameter to Glass: 7'
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides: 8
Type of Bars: Vertical
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed: 3'
Number of Plates in Height: One
Number of Plates Each Side: One
Thickness of Plates: 5/16"
Size of Plates: 34 1/4" x 36.5"
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern: Wood, iron & copper
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Copper
Ventilator / Cowl: Copper
Lightning Spindle: Yes
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade: Woods
Lantern Doors: 1 in parapet
Floor of Lantern: Wood
Watchroom Doors: No watchroom
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: 4 in parapet
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: Not needed
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: To soffit
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles: 490
Name of Maker: Henry LePaute, Paris
Year Made:
Marks and Number: Henry LePaute, Paris, USLH Depot 3rd dist. Lamp shop, Staten Island, NY
Order of Apparatus: 4th
Inside Diameter: 19 11/16"
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 fixed
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: 3 fixed
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: Galv. Iron 3" dia.
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: Linen
How Color is Produced:
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description: 4th
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 2
Number of Spare Burners: 2
Candle Power:


Vapor Oil Lamp
Number of Wicks or Mantels: 1
Diameter of Outside Wick: 1 5/8"
Diameter of Mantel:
Diameter of Circum Circle:
Closets and Store Rooms
Tower Closet Use: In dwelling, 11. Fitted with shelves & used for storage.
Oil House Description: Room in 2nd story
Oil House Inside Dimension:
Oil House Construction Material:
Oil House Capacity:
Other (Describe):
Suitability: Dry & suitable
Dwelling
Location: No tower, dwelling on iron piles
Coloring: White with green blinds
Construction Materials: Wood
Number of Rooms: 6
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers: 2
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses: W.C. & paint locker on lower platform
Outhouse Coloring: Brown
Paths and Walks: None
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available:
Area Cultivated:
Character of Surroundings: Shifting sands
Stove, Maker: New Perfection
Stove, Size: No. 3
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size: 16 x 28
Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size: No. 3
Lamps: Table & hand lamps
Water
How Procured: Rain water
Quality: Good
Quantity: Ample
Injury Possible: No
Purity Precaution: Cisterns covered
Tank Capacity: 2 - 9' x 9' about 4000 gal each. On platform below dwelling.
Tank Material: Cypress
Distilling Apparatus: False
Distilling Manufacturer:
Well Description:
Well Diameter:
Well Lining:
Pump or Bucket:
What Power Used:
Distance from Dwelling:
Healthfulness
General Opinion: Excellent
Diseases:
Prevalency:
Local Causes: No
Recommended Improvements:
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: Structure in the water
Distance and Direction:
Miscellaneous Remarks: Station needs rip rap & later renewal of some tie rods.
Boats
Boat Number: 119
Type: Yawl
Length: 5'
Width: 16'
When Built: 1916
Date Harbored at Station: Feb. 1924
Sails: False
Suited to Work: Yes