Report for Point Arguello Light Station (California) - 1907
| General |
| District: | 12th |
| Inspector: | W.A. Beeman, Keeper |
| Location: | At extreme end of Point Arguello, CA |
| Date of Report: | 07/02/1907 |
| Latitude: | 34° 34' 28" |
| Longitude: | 120° 38' 53" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 05/01/1878 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | 50 acres |
| Area Inclosed: | 50 acres |
| Character of Soil: | Sandy |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | 91' |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Picket fence |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | No |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | None |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By wagon road & RR |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | Honda RR station, 3 miles (Flag station) |
| Distance to Post Office: | 8 miles |
| Distance to Village: | 18 miles to Lompoc. |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | By RR |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | Wagon road from Lompoc. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Tower |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | Feb. 22, 1901 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | All bldgs painted April, 1906. |
| Condition at This Date: | Good |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Round |
| Form of Tower: | Cylindrical |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 27 3/4' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 91' |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Rolling hills |
| Color of Tower: | White, lead color trimmings, lantern black |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Built on top of Fog Signal bldg. |
| Object of Navigation: | Seacoast, for general navigating purposes. |
| Building Materials: | Wood, iron & glass |
| General Description: | |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | 4" |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | 4" |
| Diameter at Base: | 6' 11.5" |
| Diameter at Parapet: | 6' 11.5" |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Step ladder |
| Number of Landings: | One |
| Size of Glass: | None |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | None |
| Number of Doors: | 1 |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Rubble rock |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Rocky & sandy |
| Soil Susceptibility: | Yes |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Cylindrical |
| Diameter to Glass: | 6' 11.5" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | Circular |
| Type of Bars: | Helical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 3' |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 8 plates |
| Thickness of Plates: | 1/4" |
| Size of Plates: | 6: 2' 9.5" x 3' 5" & 2: 2' 9.5" x 1' 4.5" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | 4 |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron, glass & brass |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Sheet iron |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | Yes |
| Lightning Spindle: | Yes |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | None |
| Balustrade: | Outside gallery & railing |
| Lantern Doors: | 1, half glass & half iron hung on hinges. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Wood |
| Watchroom Doors: | Trap door |
| Parapet Diameter: | 6' 11.5" |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Lower part of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | None |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Patent roller |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | None |
| How is Relief Called: | Electric bells |
| Where is Call System Led: | From engine room to each keeper's quarters |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | F. Barbier Paris, France |
| Year Made: | 1888 |
| Marks and Number: | B.F. 87 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 1' 7.5" |
| Light Characteristic: | Fixed white |
| Time of Revolution: | |
| Flash Interval: | |
| Duration of Flash: | |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | |
| Number of Panels: | 4 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 1 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 8 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 6 |
| 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: | Yes |
| Service Table: | None |
| Draft Tube Description: | 2.5" galv sheet iron |
| 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 Funck-Heap lamp; 1 wick, 1.5" dia. |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 |
| Number of Spare Burners: | None |
| Candle Power: |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | None |
| Oil House Description: | 28' E of fog signal bldg. Brick fitted with iron door; shelves & 2000 gal oil tank. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | Brick fitted with iron door |
| Oil House Capacity: | 2000 gal oil tank |
| Other (Describe): | Store room 75' SE of fog signal. Fitted with shelves & used for supplies. Blacksmith shop 75' SE of fog signal. Latrine fitted with patent toilet, 18' S of fog signal. |
| Suitability: | Dry, suited. |
| Fog Signal General |
| Fog Signal Kind: | 1st class. Automatic 12" whistle operated by compressed air. |
| Time to Start: | 20 minutes |
| How Long Will Pressure Last: | |
| Manufacturer: | NY De La Vergne Co. |
| Year of Manufacture: | 1898 |
| Characteristic: | 2 sec blast every 28 sec. |
| Duplication: | Engines & whistles & Crosby apparatus |
| Timing Device: | Crosby apparatus |
| If whistle, siren, or trumpet, Pressure at Which Blown: | 45 lbs |
| Height Above Water: | 80' |
| Compass Direction: | W |
| Location: | |
| Distance and Direction: | Same bldg |
| Water Supply: | Pipe line & tanks |
| Reached from Lighthouse: | Step ladder |
| Description of Fog Signal Building: | 1 story wooden bldg with tower rising from roof, painted white, red roof. |
| Pressure And Recording Gauge: |
| Compressed Air |
| Compressed Air Machinery: | |
| Kind: | Oil |
| Manufacturer: | Hornsby - Akroyd |
| Date Made: | 1898 |
| Nominal Size: | Piston 11" dia x 15" stroke |
| Horsepower: | 13 |
| Compressor: | Ingersoll- Sergeant |
| Compressor Manufacturer: | De La Vergne Co., NY |
| Compressor Bed and Gear: | Separate geared with engine |
| Whistle Signal |
| Whistle Diameter: | 12" |
| Whistle Height: | 3' 1" |
| Whistle Orifice: | 1 1/4" |
| Whistle Tone: | Single |
| Whistle Chime: |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | 600' E of lighthouse |
| Coloring: | White, lead color trimmings, green blinds, red roofs. |
| Construction Materials: | Rock & wood |
| Number of Rooms: | 12 in 1 & 7 in other |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | 2 in 1; 1 in other |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | Barn, 400' E of dwellings. |
| Outhouse Coloring: | White, lead trimmings, red roof |
| Paths and Walks: | Board walks |
| Area Inclosed: | 50 acres by picket fence |
| Area of Garden: | 100' x 100' |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | |
| Cultivation Area Available: | 3 acres |
| Area Cultivated: | 3 acres |
| Character of Surroundings: | Sandy, fast ground |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Pipe line from spring |
| Quality: | Very hard |
| Quantity: | Very scarce in summer |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | By using whiting |
| Tank Capacity: | Tanks, 23,000 gal; Cisterns, 90,000 gals. |
| Tank Material: | Tanks, redwood; cisterns: 2 of brick & concrete, 1 reinforced concrete |
| 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: | La grippe |
| Prevalency: | No |
| Local Causes: | No |
| Recommended Improvements: | No |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Very sandy wagon road |
| Distance and Direction: | 1/2 mile NE |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: |