Jones Point (Virginia)

Report for Jones Point (Virginia) - 1867

General

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:
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence:	Enclosed by a board fence.
Wharf or Landing on Premises:
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance:
Means to Reach Light Station:
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:	Lantern on Keeper's dwelling
Number of Separate Lights:	1
First Built or Established:
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
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:
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea:
Color of Tower:
Color of Tower/ How Produced:
Tower Connection:
Object of Navigation:
Building Materials:
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base:
Wall Thickness at Parapet:
Diameter at Base:
Diameter at Parapet:
Kind of Stairway and Steps:
Number of Landings:
Size of Glass:
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:
Number of Doors:
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface:
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse:
Soil Susceptibility:
Miscellaneous Remarks:

Ventilators

Location / Number:
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement:	There were no ladders.
Curtain Hooks / Hanger:	There is none provided.

Watchroom

How is Watchroom Fitted:
How is Relief Called:	There is no bell for calling relief.
Where is Call System Led:

Illuminating Apparatus

Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker:
Year Made:
Marks and Number:
Order of Apparatus:	5th
Inside Diameter:
Light Characteristic:	Fixed white
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part:
Number of Panels:
Number of Flash Panels:
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum:
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum:
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum:
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:
Service Table:
Draft Tube Description:
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:
How Color is Produced:
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description:	Lens of 5th order, lighted by gas from the town.
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps:
Number of Spare Burners:
Candle Power:

Dwelling

Location:
Coloring:
Construction Materials:
Number of Rooms:
Number of Dwellings:
Heating Plant:
Number of Keepers:
Furnished Quarters:
NOT Furnished Quarters:
Outhouses:
Outhouse Coloring:
Paths and Walks:
Area Inclosed:
Area of Garden:
Area Timber or Shrubbery:
Cultivation Area Available:
Area Cultivated:	None
Character of Surroundings:
Stove, Maker:
Stove, Size:
Sink, Maker:
Sink, Size:
Pump, Maker:
Pump, Size:
Lamps:	There is a plain time piece in tolerably good condition.

Condition

Lantern:	In pretty good condition, though the gas smoke somewhat blacks the paint.
Illuminating Apparatus:	The lens was in good order, clean & appeared to have received proper attention.
Service Lamp:
Oil:
Service Lamp Burner:
Service Lamp Burner Level:
Plate Glass:	It was in good order with the exception of one plate cracked.
Lens Cover:	It was on; clean, made of cotton ticking & kept in one of the rooms below when not in use.
Lantern Curtains:	There was no lantern curtains.
Carillon or Alarm Bell:	There was no alarm bell.
Rod Lamp:	There was no rod lamp.
Dwelling:
Stairway and Landing:	They were clean.
Inside of Tower:
Glazing of Dwelling:	Pretty good; there was but 1 broken pane of glass to be seen.
Improvements Needed:	A conductor is needed.
Outhouses:	They are in good condition though they show that they have been built several years.
Boathouse:	There were none
Grounds:	In very good condition. They have the appearance of care & neatness.

Equipment Care

Does Keeper Understand the Use and Care of
Lens:	The lens is never touched improperly.
Lantern and Trap Doors:	These doors fit well.
Watch or Trimming Room:
Lucernes or Matches:
Heater:
Ventilation:	Keeper knows how to ventilate the bldg & how to use the ventilators of the lantern.
Dome:	The dome was painted according to instructions; but there is no conductor.

Tool Chests and Presses

Keeper and Assistants

Keeper Appearance:	Keeper is very neat & tidy.
Keeper Interested in Duties:	He does
Keeper Capacity for Duties:	He shows capacity & appears to wish to gain information.
Keeper Understanding of Regulations:	He seems to understand & to wish to conform to instructions, as nearly as I could ascertain.
Keeper Complaints:
Keeper Family:	Keeper's family occupy dwelling with him.
Keeper Name:	Benjamin Greenwood
Keeper Age:	Young
Keeper Present or Absent:	He was present
Number of Assistants:	There is no assistant allowed at this station.
Assistants Attend to Duty:
Assistants Capability:
Assistants Complaints:
Assistants Family:
Assistant Keeper Names:
Did Principal and Assistant Keepers Accompany the Inspector?:	Keeper attended me through the bldg & over the grounds during the inspection.

Account and Regulations Books

Account Books
Daily Expenditures Posted:	None at station
Quarterly Returns on Hand:	No account books kept by keeper
Receipt and Expenditure Accounts Kept:
Shipwreck and Vessels Passed Book:	None are kept
Regulations, Instructions, and Directions
Rules and Regulations Copies:	No books
Instructions and Directions Copies:	Or placards
Placard Directions Copies:	Of instructions
Notice to Visitors Copies:	Etc.
Summary of Duties:
Index of Instructions:
Guide for Mixed Paints:
Directions for Purifying Water:
Placards Easily Visible:
Books Easily Accessible:
Blank Books and Forms: