Straitsmouth (Massachusetts)

District:	2nd
Inspector:	H. L. Bartlett, Junior Engineer
Location:	S side entrance to Rockport Harbor
Date of Report:	05/14/1931
Latitude:	42° 39' 44"
Longitude:	70° 35' 19"

Site:	Purchase
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:	11/19/1834
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site:	Whole island - about 54 acres
Area Inclosed:	None
Character of Soil:
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark:	About 30'
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:
Wharf or Landing on Premises:	Boatslip
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station:	By boat about 1.5 miles to Rockport Post Office
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Means Used for Support of Lantern:	Tower
Number of Separate Lights:	One
First Built or Established:	1835
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:	1896
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:	46'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea:	Land & sky
Color of Tower:	White
Color of Tower/ How Produced:	Paint
Tower Connection:	Detached
Object of Navigation:	Harbor navigation
Building Materials:	Bricks & stone
General Description:
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Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps:	Iron
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass:	14" x 14"
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:	2; 18 5/8" x 35" (2 lights)
Number of Doors:	1; 3' x 6' 10"
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
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Order of Lantern:	6th
Shape of Lantern:	Polygonal
Diameter to Glass:
Diameter in the Clear:
Number of Sides:	8
Type of Bars:	Vertical
Thickness of Bars:	1 1/8"
Height Glazed:	36"
Number of Plates in Height:	One
Number of Plates Each Side:	One
Thickness of Plates:	1/4"
Size of Plates:	34" x 36"
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:	None
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern:	Iron
Construction Material Roof / Cowl:	Iron
Ventilator / Cowl:	Iron
Lightning Spindle:	Yes & copper conductor down into ground
Description of Lightning Rod:
Balustrade:	Yes, iron
Lantern Doors:	Iron door fitted with hinges & latch
Floor of Lantern:	Iron
Watchroom Doors:	Iron trap door, hinged
Parapet Diameter:

Location / Number:	In parapet 4 each
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:	None
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:	Hanging curtains

Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:	630
Name of Maker:
Year Made:
Marks and Number:	None
Order of Apparatus:	5th
Inside Diameter:	14.5"
Light Characteristic:
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part:	90 degrees fixed
Number of Panels:	4 (1 open)
Number of Flash Panels:	None
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum:	5
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum:	2 fixed
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum:	2 fixed
Does Apparatus Revolve?:	False
Is There a Revolving Belt?:	False
Revolving Panels:
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Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal:	Iron stand
Service Table:
Draft Tube Description:	Cone only
Revolving Machinery:
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Lens Protection:
How Color is Produced:	Green shade
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:	Circular green shade in shadeholder
Lamp Description:	35 mm Type A IOV
Type of Illuminant:	Kerosene
Number of Spare Lamps:	1 - also 1 4th O imp wick
Number of Spare Burners:
Candle Power:	500 cp

Tower Closet Use:	None
Oil House Description:	153' W'ly of tower
Oil House Inside Dimension:	8' 8" x 10' 8"
Oil House Construction Material:	Bricks
Oil House Capacity:	About 450
Other (Describe):
Suitability:

Location:	About 245' SW'ly of tower
Coloring:	White, lead color trimmings
Construction Materials:	Wood
Number of Rooms:	6
Number of Dwellings:	One
Heating Plant:	Direct hot water
Number of Keepers:	One
Furnished Quarters:	Keeper
NOT Furnished Quarters:	None
Outhouses:	Fuel house & barn
Outhouse Coloring:	White, lead trim
Paths and Walks:	Wooden bridge from dwelling to tower & oil house - concrete walk - dwelling to fuel house
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available:	About 1/2 acre
Area Cultivated:	None
Character of Surroundings:	Fast ground & ledge
Stove, Maker:	Magee-Grand
Stove, Size:	7-18
Sink, Maker:	Not known
Sink, Size:	20" x 37"
Pump, Maker:	Douglas
Pump, Size:	#2
Lamps:	1 brass table, 1 brass hand lamp from Gen. Depot.

How Procured:	Cistern
Quality:	Good
Quantity:	Ample
Injury Possible:	No
Purity Precaution:	Frequent cleaning
Tank Capacity:	2500 gals
Tank Material:	Bricks cement plastered (on inside)
Distilling Apparatus:	False
Distilling Manufacturer:
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