Report for Nantucket Harbor Range (Massachusetts) - 1928
| General |
| District: | 2nd |
| Inspector: | C.H. Robinson, Assoc. Engineer |
| Location: | On Brant Point W'ly side of entrance to Nantucket Harbor, Mass. |
| Date of Report: | 07/20/1928 |
| Latitude: | Front: 41° 17' 24"; Rear 41° 17' 22" |
| Longitude: | Front: 70° 05' 34"; Rear 70° 05' 33" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Granted by Commonwealth of Massachusetts & by Purchase (located on Brant Point reservation) |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 08/08/1856 |
| Date of Permission: | 06/25/1795 |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 4.9 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | Whole |
| Character of Soil: | |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | Front: 250'; Rear: about 5' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Picket fence |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | No wharf, beach landing |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | Boat or by public highway 3/4 mile. Nantucket Post Office |
| 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: | 2 skeleton wooden towers |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 2 |
| First Built or Established: | 1908 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Has not been rebuilt. |
| 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: | Front: 33'; Rear: 48' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Sky |
| Color of Tower: | White |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Detached |
| Object of Navigation: | Guide through Nantucket Harbor dredged channel |
| Building Materials: | Wood |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | |
| Diameter at Base: | |
| Diameter at Parapet: | |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | None - ladders only |
| Number of Landings: | |
| Size of Glass: | None |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | None |
| Number of Doors: | None |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | |
| Soil Susceptibility: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 300 mm Lens Lantern enclosed by 4 windows 1 of which is hinged. |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 4 |
| Type of Bars: | None |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | |
| Number of Plates in Height: | One |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | One |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 32" x 34" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | All sides glazed |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Wood |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Wood - canvassed |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | None |
| Lightning Spindle: | Yes, with conductor down into ground |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | |
| Balustrade: | None |
| Lantern Doors: | |
| Floor of Lantern: | |
| Watchroom Doors: | |
| Parapet Diameter: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | 160 |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier-Benard-Turenne |
| Year Made: | Not known |
| Marks and Number: | Paris |
| Order of Apparatus: | |
| Inside Diameter: | |
| Light Characteristic: | |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | About 120 degrees |
| 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: | Small cone & ventilator |
| 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: | 5th order Imp |
| Type of Illuminant: | Kerosene |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 2 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 2 |
| Candle Power: | 35 cp |
| Vapor Oil Lamp |
| Number of Wicks or Mantels: | Single wick |
| Diameter of Outside Wick: | 1 3/8" |
| Diameter of Mantel: | |
| Diameter of Circum Circle: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | Oil stored in Brant Point oil house |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | |
| Suitability: |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Healthful |
| Diseases: | None |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Brant Point landing & boat house use in common |
| Distance and Direction: | |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Range lights are located on the Brant Point reservation & are cared for by the Brant Point keepers. |