Report for Marcus Hook Range Rear Light Station (Delaware) - 1920
| General |
| District: | 4th |
| Inspector: | C.A. Lamy |
| Location: | At Gordon Heights, Del. on the W side of Delaware River, about 2 stat. miles from Wilmington & 1 stat mile from Edgemoor Village, Del. & 3.095 yards 237.5 degrees from front light. (Name of place "Brandywine Hundred") |
| Date of Report: | 07/30/1920 |
| Latitude: | W 39° 45' 46" |
| Longitude: | N 75° 30' 11" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Condemnation (purchase on) |
| Date of Reservation: | 02/22/1918 |
| Date of Deed: | |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 0.35 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | All |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | About 1500 yards |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Hedge |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | None |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By trolley cars or railroad. Edgemoor Pool office about 4.5 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 - pyramidal square concrete tower, with brick dwelling & outhouses. |
| Number of Separate Lights: | None - one light only |
| First Built or Established: | 12/27/1919 (A temporary light was established in 1915 about 1550 yards from the front light on the axis of the range. |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | 1919 - entirely built |
| 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: | 278' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Trees & shrubbery amongst buildings |
| Color of Tower: | Light gray |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Concrete natural color |
| Tower Connection: | Tower attached to keeper's dwelling |
| Object of Navigation: | Range, channel, general navigation in the axis of the 35' dredged channel |
| Building Materials: | Concrete |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Steel stairway & steps - treads filled with concrete |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | 9" x 12" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 9 windows sashed. Sash 2' x 4' 6" |
| Number of Doors: | Entrance door double panel each 2' x 7' 8" x 1 3/4" - watchroom door 2' 6" x 6' 6" x 1 3/4" |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | Square reinforced concrete 10' 8" sq inside |
| Shape of Lantern: | |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | |
| Type of Bars: | |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | In one side only |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" thick 4' 4" x 3' 4" |
| Size of Plates: | |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | Lantern square ith 4 solid walls with 1 window for the light & 1 glazed door - double 2' 6" x 6' 6" x 1 3/4" |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Reinforced concrete |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Reinforced concrete |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Copper ball 4th dist. design (Drawing # 2206) |
| Lightning Spindle: | Copper |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | Concrete |
| Lantern Doors: | Wooden, upper part glazed . 1 inside, 1 outside, bolts 2'6" x 6' 6" x 1 3/4" |
| Floor of Lantern: | Concrete |
| Watchroom Doors: | None |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | None |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | To woodwork frames |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | No fittings |
| How is Relief Called: | Thermostat operated by the heat of lantern |
| Where is Call System Led: | To bell in Keeper's dwelling |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 24,000 |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier & Fenestre, Paris |
| Year Made: | Unknown |
| Marks and Number: | None |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th order range lens |
| Inside Diameter: | |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Fixed |
| Number of Panels: | 1 annular panel |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 3 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 5 circular rings |
| 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: | Cast iron pedestal, range lens type |
| Service Table: | None |
| 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: | 4th order I.O.V. type B |
| Type of Illuminant: | Oil vapor |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 I.O.V. lamps 1 oil lamp 4th order |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 8 spare vaporizers |
| Candle Power: | 600 cp |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | 1 mantle |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | |
| Diameter of Mantel: | 35 mm |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | 1 closet in lantern, wood built up |
| Oil House Description: | Part of out building |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | About 9' x 11' |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick |
| Oil House Capacity: | About 200 5-gal cans |
| Other (Describe): | |
| Suitability: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | About 60' S'ward from Tower |
| Coloring: | Natural brick |
| Construction Materials: | Brick |
| Number of Rooms: | 6 rooms, kitchen, pantry & bathroom |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 1 |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 1 - used as barn, oil room & tool room |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Natural brick |
| Paths and Walks: | Concrete walks |
| Area Inclosed: | |
| Area of Garden: | |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | Nearly all |
| Area Cultivated: | Sown in lawn grass |
| Character of Surroundings: | Soil & sand |
| Stove, Maker: | Reading Stove works |
| Stove, Size: | # 2080 1915 pattern |
| Sink, Maker: | Unknown |
| Sink, Size: | 18" x 30" with 18" long enamel drain |
| Pump, Maker: | None |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: | 2 table lamps - std USLHS |
| Water |
| How Procured: | From Spring Hill Water Co. of Edgemoor, Del. by contract |
| Quality: | Good |
| Quantity: | Not exceeding 18,600 gals a year |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | No |
| Tank Capacity: | None |
| Tank Material: | None |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | |
| Well Diameter: | |
| Well Lining: | |
| Pump or Bucket: | |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthy |
| Diseases: | Unknown |
| Prevalency: | |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Reservation is part of "Brandywine Hundred" in center of avenues & streets of Gordon Heights, Del. & reached by a regular line of trolley cars |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |