Report for Wind Point (Wisconsin) - 1910
| General |
| District: | 9th |
| Inspector: | Francis J. Otter, Draftsman |
| Location: | On Wind Point, WI., 3 1/4 miles N'd of Racine Pierhead Lighthouse, W'ly side of Lake Michigan. |
| Date of Report: | 04/11/1910 |
| Latitude: | 42° 46' 52" N |
| Longitude: | 87° 45' 30" W |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase, consideration $1,000; Lot 295' x 292' 6" aver with 33' x 628' right of way to Public Highway. |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 05/04/1879 |
| Date of Permission: | 05/04/1879 |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | Original = 2.226 acres, since by acretion, survey of 1884, then 2.43 acres. |
| Area Inclosed: | 295' x 292' 6" & right of way |
| Character of Soil: | Gravel & sand |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 230' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Entire site inclosed by wire fence & cap board. |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Wharf & landing on E end of site. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | 300' E from dwelling or 230' from tower, directly E. |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By small boats or by public livery, the roads are very good to town of Racine, WI. |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | Public road at end of Right of Way |
| Distance to Post Office: | 4 miles, mail is delivered by RFD |
| Distance to Village: | 4 miles to Racine, WI. |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | By horse conveyance only. Interurban cars about 3 miles away. |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Good; 4 miles |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Brick tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | 1880 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1898 |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Round |
| Form of Tower: | Conical |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 110' 3"; Height of focal plans above base line, 102' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 112' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Grass & foliage of trees & farm lands |
| Color of Tower: | Buff |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | By lead & oil paint |
| Tower Connection: | Connected by covered way about 22' to center of tower. |
| Object of Navigation: | Coast guide |
| Building Materials: | Stone foundation, brick tower with plastered walls on inside. |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 7' with air space btwn outer & inner walls. |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 2' 4" with air space btwn outer & inner walls. |
| Diameter at Base: | 22' |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 12' 8" |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Cast iron winding stairway |
| Number of Landings: | 5 |
| Size of Glass: | 5 - 10 x 15.5 & 2 similar only semi-circular heads. |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 5- hinged, sq. head, 24 x 42; 2, semi-circular heads 2' x 3' 6" |
| Number of Doors: | 2 doors, 1 at base, & 1 in parapet wall. |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Stone foundation, 10' deep, to bed rock |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Gravel & sand mixture. |
| Soil Susceptibility: | All covered with grass, but soil is very poor. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 3rd |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 8' 2.5" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | 8' 1 1/4" |
| Number of Sides: | 10 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 5' 9" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | About 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 2' 7 1/4" x 5' 9.5" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | None |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Cast iron & plate glass |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Cast iron |
| Lightning Spindle: | Spindle on ventilator ball, regulation style. |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | A 7/8" dia. rod of iron, fastened to under side of lower balustrade, leading down outside of tower, & grounded in the earth. |
| Balustrade: | Upper & lower balustrades, wrought iron; & upper & lower galleries of cast iron; Upper gallery 23 3/8" wide, Lower gallery 38" wide. |
| Lantern Doors: | Cast iron frame & door, in brick wall of parapet. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Inner gallery of lantern of cast iron. 24" wide; Deck of lantern of cast iron. |
| Watchroom Doors: | Trap door fitted in deck of lantern. |
| Parapet Diameter: | 8' |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | In parapet wall, 6 radial 1/2 round patterns brass fronts. |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | 1, on lantern gallery, wrought iron construction. |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Spring rollers. |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Provided with stove only. |
| How is Relief Called: | |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 5 hrs, 20 min. |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier & Fenestre, Paris |
| Year Made: | Not given |
| Marks and Number: | BF/60 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 3rd |
| Inside Diameter: | 3' 3 3/8" |
| Light Characteristic: | Flashing white every 30 sec. |
| Time of Revolution: | 6 min. |
| Flash Interval: | 24 sec. |
| Duration of Flash: | 6 sec |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | There are 12 flashes, 30 degrees to a panel |
| Number of Panels: | 12 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 12 |
| Arc of Each: | 30 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 12 including bulls eye flash panel |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 11 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 4 |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Cast iron; 7' 9 7/8" high |
| Service Table: | None |
| Draft Tube Description: | Copper fitted by slots & lugs, size at top 3 7/8" internal dia.; dia. inside at bottom 3"; size of damper tube 3" x 12 3/4"; damper is 4" from bottom; damper tube is made of planished iron. |
| Revolving Machinery: | Clockwork operated by weights. |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Ball bearing |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | About 80' |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | 5 hrs, 20 min. |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | Cast iron frame & glass panels |
| Regulated: | By fan governor |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Funck float |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 3 |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | |
| Size of Clock Cord: | |
| Length of Clock Cord: | |
| How Led: | Directly down thru floor over loose pulley, then horizontally to wall, thence down thru drop tube. |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | Ball raceway is flat in shape |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
| Number of Balls: | 16 |
| Diameter of Balls: | 3/8" |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 3 wicks |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 2 5/8" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | 2; 1, old Fog signal bldg 200' SW of tower; 1, 128' SW of tower, fitted with 6 rows steel shelving |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | Old FS 16' 6" x 28' 6"; other 85.5" dia. |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Old FS frame, sheeted inside with ?; Other one is circular, steel casing, brick lined, cement floor. |
| Oil House Capacity: | Circular oil house - 72 5-gal can; Old FS, 300 cans. |
| Other (Describe): | None |
| Suitability: |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | Compressed air siren (Brown, 1st class) automatic. |
| Time to Start: | 15 min. |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | 4 min. |
| Manufacturer: | NY; De La Vergne Refrigerating Machine Co. |
| Year of Manufacture: | 1900 |
| Characteristic: | Siren sounding 3 sec blast every minute. |
| Duplication: | All machinery is in duplicate. |
| Timing Device: | Crosby Automatic |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 60 # |
| Height Above Water: | To center of bell of trumpet = 33' 7" |
| Compass Direction: | East |
| Location: | Coast guide on W'ly side of Lake Michigan, on a point extending into Lake. |
| Distance and Direction: | NE'ly, 200' from tower. |
| Water Supply: | Dug well, bricked up, having 3' of water. |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | On cement walk |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Brick bldg with 8.5" x 13" airtight metal shingle roof, with smooth iron ceiling fastened to underside of rafters. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Siren Signal |
| Siren: | A&F Brown, cylindrical |
| Siren Diameter: | 4 3/8" |
| Siren Built Date: | 1900 |
| Siren Manufacturer: | A&F Brown |
| Siren Ports: | 11 ports, 1/4" w, 1 1/8" long |
| Siren Revolutions: | |
| Siren Governor: | Friction, acting with centrifugal force |
| Siren Condition: | Very good |
| Compressed Air |
| Compressed Air Machinery: | Double compressor |
| Kind: | Hornsby Akroyd, oil |
| Manufacturer: | DeLa Vergne Refr. Mach. Co. |
| Date Made: | 1900 |
| Nominal Size: | 11 x 15 |
| Horsepower: | 13 |
| Compressor: | Ingersoll & Sargeant |
| Compressor Manufacturer: | Ingersoll & Sargeant Drill Co. |
| Compressor Bed and Gear: | Same bed & geared with engine. |
| Trumpet Signal |
| Trumpet: | |
| Trumpet Length: | 6' 3" |
| Trumpet Diameter: | 14" at bell |
| Trumpet Material: | Copper |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Dwelling lies directly W of tower, connected by covered way, having cement floor; (portion of same is used for cleaning room) |
| Coloring: | Buff |
| Construction Materials: | Stone & brick foundations; Brick wall, 12" sq. airtight metal shingle; otherwise of ordinary construction. |
| Number of Rooms: | Keeper, 7 rooms; 2 assts., 5 rooms each |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 keeper for each apt. |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Frame barn, 16' 4" x 24' 2"; Frame woodshed 18' x 30' 3"; Brick privy 6' x 8'; Frame boathouse 10' x 20' |
| Outhouse Coloring: | All, with exception of boathouse, buff walls & red roofs. Boathouse green stained walls w/ red roof. |
| Paths and Walks: | 623 lin. ft. cement walk & 232 lin.ft. wood walk. |
| Area Inclosed: | Entire area enclosed with wire strand fence. |
| Area of Garden: | None |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | None |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Sandy |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | For Fog signal - dug well, brick lined; for domestic purposes, 1 dug well on S side, brick lined, 12' deep; 1 on N side, drilled, 30' deep. |
| Quality: | Dug well is very good, but driven well seems poor. |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | Not liable |
| Purity Precaution: | None, except cleaning out occasionally |
| Tank Capacity: | Under dwelling, 5' 6" deep, 12' long, 8' wide; 125 brls. |
| Tank Material: | Brick, laid up in cement & cement faced. |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | 2 dug wells, 12' deep; 1 driven well 30' deep. |
| Well Diameter: | Dug wells, 3' dia.; Driven well, 4" casing with 1 1/4" pipe to pump. |
| Well Lining: | Brick lined & pipe casing. |
| Pump or Bucket: | Engine pump in Fog signal. Pumps for dwelling. |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: | Keepers wells 20' from dwelling. |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Very Healthy |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | There is a wharf in center of site, which extends shorewards from water line 20' & is 103' long, protected by outside crib 12' x 12', wharf is 10' wide, all filled with stone. 3' water at outer end; There are 2 boat davits on wharf; |
| Distance and Direction: | 230' E'ly |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Boathouse is of frame, wood construction, 10' x 20' x 7' to plate board & 0-3 battens, shingled roof. |