Report for Cape Cod (Massachusetts) - 1927
| General |
| District: | 2nd |
| Inspector: | C. H. Robinson, Asso Lighthouse Engineer |
| Location: | On Highlands NE side of Cape Cod, Mass. |
| Date of Report: | 06/10/1927 |
| Latitude: | 42° 02' 23" |
| Longitude: | 70° 03' 40" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 08/07/1776 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 10 acres 47 poles |
| Area Inclosed: | Whole |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 580' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Wire concrete posts |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By public road: Post Office N Truro, distant 1 1/4 miles |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | |
| Distance to Post Office: | |
| Distance to Village: | |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | One |
| First Built or Established: | 1798 |
| 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: | 183' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Whitewash |
| Tower Connection: | Connected by covered way |
| Object of Navigation: | Primary seacoast |
| Building Materials: | Bricks & cement |
| 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: | 8" x 10" & 9" x 10.5" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 3; 2' 3.5" x 22.5" |
| Number of Doors: | 1 - 3' x 7' |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tower sets on concrete foundation. Land is sandy. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 1st |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 16 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | 1 1/8" |
| Height Glazed: | 9' 5 7/8" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 3 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 3 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | Top: 28" x 47 5/8"; Middle: 28" x 39"; Bottom: 28" x 25"; 16 lights each |
| 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: | Copper, platinum tip & grounded |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Yes |
| Lantern Doors: | Iron hinged with latch |
| Floor of Lantern: | Iron |
| Watchroom Doors: | Hinges & handle |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Lower part of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | Iron |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Spring rollers |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | Pedestal & sides sheathed |
| How is Relief Called: | Telephone |
| Where is Call System Led: | To 2 dwellings |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 2 1/4 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | 580,000 |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier, Benard & Turenne |
| Year Made: | 1901 |
| Marks and Number: | Paris |
| Order of Apparatus: | 1st |
| Inside Diameter: | 6' 0.5" |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | 20 sec. |
| Flash Interval: | 4.8 sec. |
| Duration of Flash: | 0.2 sec. |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 28 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | 4 |
| Arc of Each: | 90 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 8 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 18 flashing |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 8 flashing |
| 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 |
| Service Table: | |
| Draft Tube Description: | Yes, black iron 7 1/8" diam. held in place by collar |
| Revolving Machinery: | |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Mercury float |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | No tube, weight goes in stair well |
| Clock Weight: | About 200 lbs |
| Length of Winding Time: | 2 1/4 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | Yes |
| Machinery Protection: | Glass case |
| Regulated: | By friction fly ball governor |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | 55 mm IOV Type A |
| Type of Illuminant: | Kerosene |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | |
| Candle Power: | 580,000 cp |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 mantel |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 2 1/8" |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: | One only |
| Mercury Float |
| Inside Diameter of Trough: | 5' 7 1/4" |
| Inside Depth of Trough: | 10" |
| Outside Diameter of Float: | 5' 7" |
| Depth of Float: | 11.5" |
| Weight of Mercury in Pounds: | About 600 |
| How Often is Mercury Renewed: | Never has been renewed since 1901 |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | About 150' NE'ly from tower, no fittings |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | 11' 10" x 13' 8" |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Bricks |
| Oil House Capacity: | 700 5-gal cans |
| Other (Describe): | None |
| Suitability: |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 1st class Daboll trumpet |
| Time to Start: | 5 to 8 minutes |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | 1 minute |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Year of Manufacture: | |
| Characteristic: | 8 sec blast; 30 sec silent |
| Duplication: | All parts |
| Timing Device: | Automatic clocks |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 5.5 lbs pressure |
| Height Above Water: | 150' |
| Compass Direction: | 47 degrees |
| Location: | To warn mariners from E'ly side of Cape Cod |
| Distance and Direction: | 140' 77 degrees |
| Water Supply: | Cistern water |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Path |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | Brick house with hip roof |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: | Yes |
| Internal Combustion Signal |
| Fog Signal Kind: | |
| Internal Combustion Kind: | Hornsby Akroyd |
| Internal Combustion Manufacturer: | De La Vergne Refg & Mch Co. |
| Internal Combustion Date: | 1899 |
| Internal Combustion Size: | 7" x 8" |
| Internal Combustion Horsepower: | 4 |
| Internal Combustion Fuel: | Kerosene |
| Internal Combustion Starter: | Hot ball |
| Compressor Maker: | Clayton Air compressor Works, 1899 |
| Compressor Seat: | Separate bed geared |
| Compressor Machinery: | Ratio 1 to 2 |
| Compressor Diameter: | 7" |
| Compressor Stroke: | 7" |
| Compressor RPMs: | 150 |
| Character of Air Inlet: | Disc 1.5" |
| Kind of Unloader: | Safety valve on tank |
| Diameter of Delivery Pipe: | 1.5" |
| Daboll Signal |
| Daboll: | 1st class |
| Daboll Reed: | |
| Daboll Length: | 20" |
| Daboll Breadth: | 5" |
| Daboll Base Thickness: | 1 3/16" |
| Daboll Tip Thickness: | 3/8" |
| Trumpet Signal |
| Trumpet: | |
| Trumpet Length: | 15' |
| Trumpet Diameter: | 5" & 14 |
| Trumpet Material: | Copper |
| Air Receiver |
| Number: | 3 |
| Diameter: | 2 - 3' 6"; 1 - 3' 3" |
| Height: | 2 - 8'; 1 - 7' 6" |
| Capacity Cubic Feet: | 2 - 80; 1 - 65 |
| Pressure in Each: | 5.5 |
| Make of Reducing Valve: | None |
| Remarks: | These engines are ideal for fog signal purposes. |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Keeper's dwelling N, Assts' E of tower |
| Coloring: | White, lead trimmings |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | Single - 6 & bath; Double 5 & bath each side |
| Number of Dwellings: | 2 |
| Heating Plant: | Direct hot water |
| Number of Keepers: | Keeper in single, 2 assts in double |
| Furnished Quarters: | All |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | None |
| Outhouses: | 2 fuel houses & pump house |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White lead trim |
| Paths and Walks: | Cement walks to fuel houses |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | Whole |
| Area Cultivated: | None |
| Character of Surroundings: | Sandy |
| Stove, Maker: | Magee Grand (3) |
| Stove, Size: | 7-18 (3) |
| Sink, Maker: | Not known |
| Sink, Size: | 22" x 48" (3) |
| Pump, Maker: | Douglas (3) |
| Pump, Size: | # 2 (3) |
| Lamps: | 3 brass hand & 3 brass table lamps from General Depot |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From deep driven well & from roofs |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Frequent cleaning |
| Tank Capacity: | Cisterns in each dwelling, 1200 gals. |
| Tank Material: | Bricks cement plastered |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | Driven well, 153' deep |
| Well Diameter: | 4" |
| Well Lining: | Iron pipe |
| Pump or Bucket: | Pump |
| What Power Used: | Kerosene eng. & sump |
| Distance from Dwelling: | 16' |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthful |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | |
| Distance and Direction: | No suitable beach landing |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Tower, dwellings, fog signal building & apparatus in good condition. There is a wireless station & compass station operated by Navy Dept. located on N'ly end of reservation. |
| Supplemental Reports |
| Cape Cod Light Station | |
| 1946 | |
| Note:: 36" Double Drum rotating beacon installed 1946 | |