Report for Point Hueneme Light Station (California) - 1907
| General |
| District: | 12th |
| Inspector: | Charles F. Allen |
| Location: | |
| Date of Report: | 07/02/1907 |
| Latitude: | 34° 08' 38" |
| Longitude: | 119° 12' 40" |
| Premises |
| Site: | Purchase |
| Date of Reservation: | |
| Date of Deed: | 03/29/1874 |
| Date of Permission: | |
| Date of Lease: | |
| Area of the Entire Site: | |
| Area Inclosed: | About 46.14 acres |
| Character of Soil: | Sand & adobe |
| Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: | Varies from 300' to 500' each year |
| Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: | Entire reservation is enclosed by 4-board & cap fence, 4" x 4" posts set 8' apart, 2' in ground. Fence is in good condition. Adj. ground to LH is enclosed by 250' sq. tight board fence, 10' high which is in fair condition. |
| Wharf or Landing on Premises: | Landing is situated 1/2 mile from station at town of Hueneme. |
| Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: | Road to landing & county road is fair. Starts at lighthouse & is built of adobe & sand. |
| Means to Reach Light Station: | By boat, wagon, by RR & wagon or by foot |
| Distance to Nearest Road: | Public road, 1/2 mile to RR, 5 miles; steamboat landing 1/2 mile or more. |
| Distance to Post Office: | Little over 1/2 mile |
| Distance to Village: | Little over 1/2 mile |
| Facilities for Public Conveyance: | RR & horse & buggy & steamboat & horse & buggy |
| Facilities for Private Conveyance: | LH road, private & public roads upon which one casn reach towns of Hueneme (where PO is situated) or Oxnard, where RR runs, also landing 1/2 mile from station. |
| Means Used for Support of Lantern: | Medium, high, sq. tower built upon dwelling, originally intended for 2 keepers |
| Number of Separate Lights: | 1 |
| First Built or Established: | Est. 1874; 1st operated Dec. 15, 1874 |
| Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated: | Never been rebuilt, thoroughly repaired or renovated in good condition. |
| Condition at This Date: | Generally good - inside needs thorough repainting from top to bottom. |
| Shape of Tower in Plan: | Square |
| Form of Tower: | |
| Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: | 45+' |
| Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: | 52' above mean sea level |
| Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: | Large valley back of lighthouse upon which many eucalyptus trees are grown for windbreaks. 8-10 miles back foothills & mountains rise gently to an elev. of 4-5,000' |
| Color of Tower: | White, lead color trimmings. Lantern & railing, black. |
| Color of Tower/ How Produced: | Paint |
| Tower Connection: | Built upon dwelling, in front & near center of bldg. |
| Object of Navigation: | Serves by day as landmark for general sea-coast navigation for all vessels passing thru S end of Santa Barbara Channel. |
| Building Materials: | Wood, plastered on inside & surmounted by an iron tower |
| General Description: | Square, wood lath & plaster & iron. Painted lead color - green blinds |
| Wall Thickness at Base: | About 8" over all |
| Wall Thickness at Parapet: | About 8" over all |
| Diameter at Base: | Square, 12' x 12' outside measurement. |
| Diameter at Parapet: | Square, about 17' x 17' over all |
| Kind of Stairway and Steps: | Wood |
| Number of Landings: | 2; after leaving 2nd floor of landing. |
| Size of Glass: | 10" x 12" |
| Number of Windows and Size of Sash: | 7; 1 - 2' 4" x 2' 10"; 6 - 2' x 2' 4" |
| Number of Doors: | 4; 1 door each for entrance to 1st & 2nd landing, to attic of dwelling; to closet in 2nd landing. |
| Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: | Brick 1/2' |
| Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: | Sand |
| Soil Susceptibility: | Yes |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Additional deed, January 31, 1900. Tower & dwelling need thorough painting on inside. Road leading from station will req. about $100 work upon it next year, when marsh is low enough to get necessary adobe to repair it with. |
| Lantern and Fixtures |
| Order of Lantern: | 4th |
| Shape of Lantern: | Polygonal |
| Diameter to Glass: | 7' 8" |
| Diameter in the Clear: | |
| Number of Sides: | 10 |
| Type of Bars: | Vertical |
| Thickness of Bars: | |
| Height Glazed: | 36" |
| Number of Plates in Height: | 1 |
| Number of Plates Each Side: | 1 |
| Thickness of Plates: | 5/16" |
| Size of Plates: | 27" x 36.5" |
| Number of Storm Panes: | 2 or 3 |
| Unglazed Side of Lantern: | None |
| What Bearings: | |
| Construction Material Lantern: | Iron outside. glass windows, wainscoted inside w/ redwood bead. Ceiling sheet iron & floor 6" t&g |
| Construction Material Roof / Cowl: | Cast iron decagon hip roof, smooth surface & surmounted by globe ventilator |
| Ventilator / Cowl: | 1' dia with outlet holes on underside. |
| Lightning Spindle: | About 8" high |
| Description of Lightning Rod: | No lightning conductor. |
| Balustrade: | Outside gallery is 16' sq. & covered with floor of t&g pine covered with copper. Balustrade wood, having 1" galv. pipe top rail; lower portion inclosed with redwood up & down boards having a cap rail. |
| Lantern Doors: | 1/4" boiler iron, closes from outside, when closed, is flush with outside of lantern. |
| Floor of Lantern: | Tongue & groove pine |
| Watchroom Doors: | Trap door operating upward, & made of t&g pine |
| Parapet Diameter: | 7' |
| Ventilators |
| Location / Number: | Lower part of lantern |
| Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: | 2, made of wood |
| Curtain Hooks / Hanger: | Screwed into upper frame work |
| Watchroom |
| How is Watchroom Fitted: | 1 chair, 1 table, 1 desk & supported with 1 reg. Howard clock. It also has a closet for keeping cleaning materials & tools. |
| How is Relief Called: | None |
| Where is Call System Led: |
| Illuminating Apparatus |
| Kind of Apparatus: | 4 hours |
| Intensity in Candles: | |
| Name of Maker: | Barbier & Bernard, Paris |
| Year Made: | 1897 |
| Marks and Number: | BB/111 |
| Order of Apparatus: | 4th |
| Inside Diameter: | 20 3/8" |
| Light Characteristic: | Flashing white |
| Time of Revolution: | Lens revolves once every 1/2 minute |
| Flash Interval: | Time btwn begin of 1 flash & beg of next is 5 sec. |
| Duration of Flash: | About 3/4 of a sec. |
| Arc of Each Fixed Part: | Illuminates entire horizon |
| Number of Panels: | 6 |
| Number of Flash Panels: | |
| Arc of Each: | 60 degrees |
| Number of Elements in Central Drum: | 3 |
| Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: | 6 |
| Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: | 3 |
| Does Apparatus Revolve?: | True |
| Is There a Revolving Belt?: | False |
| Revolving Panels: | |
| How Flash is Produced: | Flashes are produced by lens revolving & moving around the 6 rays of light thrown out by the 6 bulls-eyes. |
| Number of Vertical Elements Panel: | |
| Fixed Lens Covered: | |
| Pedestal: | Cast iron ring for base, having a flat surface top & bottom, a round top of cast iron, central table of brass. Legs made of 1.5" galv. pipe. Clockwork sets below lens upon shelf & is connected by stem running thru top to lens. |
| Service Table: | Is made of wood, & attached to wainscoting by brackets. |
| Draft Tube Description: | Norway sheet iron, conical in shape & flanged at bottom & fastened by 3 screws to top of lens & extends up into ventilator ball. It is about 6" at lower end & 3.5" or 4" at top. |
| Revolving Machinery: | Clock work, run by weight. |
| Standby and Description: | |
| Chariot Float or Balls: | Balls |
| Chariot Description: | |
| Length of Drop Tube: | 30' |
| Clock Weight: | |
| Length of Winding Time: | 4 hours |
| Drive During Rewind: | |
| Machinery Protection: | By brass box with glass doors & top. |
| Regulated: | By 3 ball pin & disc frictional governor. Friction pin regulated by thumb screw. |
| Lens Protection: | |
| How Color is Produced: | |
| Red Sectors Description: | |
| Where Color Attached: | |
| Form of Colored Glass: | |
| Lamp Description: | Funck-Heap petticoat brass lamp, having 1 burner of arrogand type, 1.5" outside diam. |
| Type of Illuminant: | |
| Number of Spare Lamps: | 1 spare lamp (there are 3 lamps at station) |
| Number of Spare Burners: | 1 |
| Candle Power: |
| Clock Cord Description |
| Revolving Cord: | Cord |
| Size of Clock Cord: | |
| Length of Clock Cord: | |
| How Led: | Down thru tower & house to 2nd floor of dwelling. Run over double blocks. |
| Diameter and Length of Clock Drum: |
| Chariot Balls |
| Balls Description: | Semicircular grooves 2 5/16" dia. |
| Cage to Separate Balls: | False |
| Number of Balls: | 24 |
| Diameter of Balls: | 3/8" |
| Closets and Store Rooms |
| Tower Closet Use: | Closet in watchroom is fitted with shelves & used for cleaning materials, tools & supplies. |
| Oil House Description: | Oil room is plain ceiled room in out bldg, NW of lighthouse. |
| Oil House Inside Dimension: | |
| Oil House Construction Material: | |
| Oil House Capacity: | |
| Other (Describe): | Store room is in rear of same bldg as oil room, it is supplied with shelves & cupboards, also as tool rack & workbench. |
| Suitability: | Dry. Well suited for purpose designed. |
| Dwelling |
| Location: | Under, & part of lighthouse tower |
| Coloring: | White, lead color trimmings, green blinds. |
| Construction Materials: | Wood |
| Number of Rooms: | Double dwelling; 4 upstairs & 4 downstairs |
| Number of Dwellings: | |
| Heating Plant: | |
| Number of Keepers: | Keeper occupies entire house |
| Furnished Quarters: | |
| NOT Furnished Quarters: | |
| Outhouses: | 2 |
| Outhouse Coloring: | Same as dwelling - white, lead trim |
| Paths and Walks: | Plank platform, about dwelling extends to out houses & on each side. Walks thru gardens at back of dwelling. |
| Area Inclosed: | In immediate vicinity of lighthouse, grounds are enclosed by tight board fence 10' high. Area enclosed is 250' sq. |
| Area of Garden: | 100 x 250' |
| Area Timber or Shrubbery: | None |
| Cultivation Area Available: | None |
| Area Cultivated: | Garden is all |
| Character of Surroundings: | Sand |
| Stove, Maker: | |
| Stove, Size: | |
| Sink, Maker: | |
| Sink, Size: | |
| Pump, Maker: | |
| Pump, Size: | |
| Lamps: |
| Water |
| How Procured: | Artesian well, 4" & rain water from roof |
| Quality: | Fair. Rain water is good |
| Quantity: | Ample |
| Injury Possible: | No |
| Purity Precaution: | Cleanliness, & whiting to preciptate impurities. Tank is also covered with hip roof |
| Tank Capacity: | Tank, 14,000 gal; N side of dwelling. |
| Tank Material: | Redwood |
| Distilling Apparatus: | False |
| Distilling Manufacturer: | |
| Well Description: | Artesian well, 165' deep |
| Well Diameter: | 7" originally, 4" pipe near top |
| Well Lining: | Pipe |
| Pump or Bucket: | Gravity pressure |
| What Power Used: | |
| Distance from Dwelling: | About 45' |
| Healthfulness |
| General Opinion: | Not as healthful as it might be, on account of so much standing water. Surface water is about 18" from top of ground a good portion of year. |
| Diseases: | Rheumatism |
| Prevalency: | No particular season, except it might appear more frequently in Spring & Fall |
| Local Causes: | Considerable dampness during greater portion of the year, also cold NW winds. |
| Recommended Improvements: | Ranchers back of reservation are discussing draining marshes to N, by putting in a permanent drain with tide water emptying into ocean W of lighthouse; it will be necessary to cross reservation on NW end. During wet season that portion covered w/ water. |
| Miscellaneous |
| Access to Lighthouse: | Landing situated 1/2 mile from station at town of Hueneme. Road to landing & county road is fair. It starts at lighthouse & is built of adobe & sand. |
| Distance and Direction: | 1/2 mile. |
| Miscellaneous Remarks: | Premises are in as good condition as 1 Keeper at so large a station can keep them. Weather conditions, soil & everything taken together make lots of work, much of which is destroyed & lost track of. |