MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Snow, Edward Rowe, The Lighthouses of New England, 1945 published by Dodd, Mead and Company, New York. 0 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY - UTM REFERENCES Less ThaN one ARG 5ii phons shrst 180 A119 3/67/4110 146/5c1|1210l ZONE EASTING NORTHING 1lud VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE CODE COUNTY CODE STATE CODE COUNTY CODE FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE M. F. FLAHERTY ORGANIZATION DATE FIRST COAST GUARD DISTRICT STREET & NUMBER 150 CAUSEWAY STREET CITY OR TOWN BOSTON CERTIFICATION OF NOMINATION STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER RECOMMENDATION YES. NO.
NONE 3 May 1976 TELEPHONE (617) 223-6903 STATE MASSACHUSETTS chit Rud Amadon STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE In compliance with Executive Order 11593, I hereby nominate this property to the National Register, certifying that the State Historic Preservation Officer has been allowed 90 days in which to present the nomination to the State Review Board and to FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE evaluate its significance. The évaluated levet of significance is X_State Local. TITLE DOT Hatone Preantem D4 DATE 8/19/26 FOR NPS USE ONLY ( HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTYS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER CHIRECIOR ORIOE OF ARCHEOLOGY ATO PHSTORIC PRESAVATION ) KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER DATE DATE 3/6/79 3(477 GPO 899-214 Form No. 10-300a (Rev.
10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY RECEIVEDAUG 24 1976 DATE ENTERED MAR 8 1977 CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER 8 PAGE 2 In 1814 the Cape Cod Canal revived the importance of the lighthouse as a coastal beacon between Boston and New York. The Northeast tower of the Gurnet's lights was discontinued in 1924, completing a period of 156 years that twin lights had been the Gurnet characteristic. The remaining tower with alternate single and double flashes of 700000 candlepower is a great improvement over the old fixed lights from the twin beacons. Property State Massachusetts Plymouth (Gurnet) Light Station Working Number 8.24.76.4019 #vonestace noxtting icorrect lymouth CONTROL Photos Maps 0K- 8. 25, 26 Call For acrsage.
HISTORIAN Lizngoerd 76 No Statement d sigu./auage ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN date of fog bldy? Siguificanceis eept (?) Here but not bborch explicitly discissed 11.15.76 ARCHEOLOGIST OTHER HAER Inventory dmp Review &. Aomy 1/7 REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF Cole 2 2077 KEEPER Wh 3/477 MAR 8 1977 National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry 4-5-77 Send-back Re-submit Entered INT:2106 - 74 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 1.PLYMOUTH(GURNET)LIGHT STATION 2.DUXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS 3. UNKNOWN 4. 1974 5.FIRST COAST GUARD DISTRICT,BOSTON,MAS 6. AERIAL 7. 111874-05 AUG 24 1976 MAR 8 1977 (lymouth Cs., measchasetle PLHASE CREDIT U.IS.
COASI GUAND UPLICIAL PHOTO FIRST COASL GUARD DIDIRICT BUSTU, NA 011000111874-05 SUbjeCt_GURNET lTLT Lccotion Photogre hor PROPERTY OF THE NATONAL REGISTER - BM 8 Eagles Nest Pt dis hore ¡Myles sh House 40'362 1 MILE D00 FEET ITER 2 OUEST High Pines?. DU X BUR Y B A Y Tidal Flat 4653 Pbang P L Tidal Flat - INTERIOR Heavy-duty .Medium-duty 4852 Y $651000mN. 70°37'30" (MANONET) 6867 . 10, NecK-r JEEP T H Tidal Flat PLYMOUTH BAY Gurnet Point Coast Guarda Statiors MASS -QUADRANGLE LOCATION CrnlQCAL SURVEY. WASHINGTON. D.O 365000m.E. ROAD CLASSIFICATION Light-duty - Unimproved dirt State Route DUXBURY, MASS. N4200-W7037.5/7.5 1961 PLYMOUTH (GURNET) LIGHT STATION PLYMOUTH, MA.
UTM Reference: 19/367410/4651120 PAUL GUZZI Jocrobary of the Commonwealth The Commonwvealth of Massachusets Office of the Secretary Massachuselts Historical Commission 291 Washington Sroot Boston, Massachuselts 02108 (617)727-8470 July 14, 1976 RECEIVED Mr. J.P. Driscoll, Chief Logistics and Property Branch U.S. Coast Guard 150 Causeway Street AUG 24 1976 NATIONAL REGISTER Boston, Massachusetts 02114 To Dear Mr. Driscoll: Enclosedis the National Register form for the Plymouth Light Station. The nomination has been reviewed by the Massachusetts Historical Conmission, (State Review Board), with a determination of no conment. It has been signed by the State Historic Preservation Officer, Elizabeth Reed Amadon, in the appropriate place. We appreciate the opportunity to review this form.
Sincerely yours, parpc ROfgat Joseph Orfant National Register Edito: Massachusetts Historical Conmission JRO/mw Enclosure OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590 AUG 1 9 1976 (RIITIL RECEIVED INi AUG24 1976 NATIONAL REGISTER 2 Dr. William J. Murtagh Keeper of the National Register National Park Service Department of the Interior Washington, D. C. 20006 Dear Dr. Murtagh: In compliance with Executive Order 11593, the Department of Transportation submits herewith the nomination form and supporting documents for Plymouth (Gurnet) Light Station, Plymouth, Massachusetts, for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The designated State Historic Preservation Officer has signed the nomination form attesting to the significance of the property. Sincerely, 3tatkun Robert F.
Crecco Federal Representative for Executive Order 11593 Office of Environmental Affairs Enclosures WASO-166 (August 1971) U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LOATE 16 N76 TIME OF CALL TELEPHONE REPORT AM PM 1. CALL TO: FROM (Name) 2. ADDRESS (Tel. No. if needed) M. Flaherty 3. SUBJECT, PROJECT NO., ETC. Peymouth Light Station Coast Guard DETAILS OF DISCUSSION Asked about acrsagi. He said it was less thanI, bscauss the dwelling shoulch not be included. Asksdl about agr of Fog building. te saia t apparsully was built at the same timz or ths oil housr; that is, in 1900. NAME OF PERSON PLACING/RECEIVING CA LL S:Livsnzor TITLE OFFICE GPO 897-848 ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Date Entered STATE MASSACHUSETTS MAR 8 1977 Name Location Plymouth (Gurnet) Light Station Plymouth Plymouth County Also Notified Hon. Edward M. Kennedy Hon. Edward W. Brooke Hon. Gerry E. Studds Me.
Robert I. Creceo, DOT Reglonal Dizector, North Atlantie Region Clarence Lee, U.S. Coast Guard 1880 MMott/row 3/14/77 State Historie Preservation Officer Mxs. Elizabeth R. Amadon Executive Director, Massachusetts Historical Commission 294 Washington Street Boston, Massachusetté; 02108 177 OLD CONNECTICUT PATH BOX 405 ANG 3WAAND. MABS 01778 Aug. 18, 1977 Hon. Gerry Studds House of Representatives Washington, D.C. AUG 261977 Dear Mr. Studds: My wife has owned property on Gurnet Point, Plymouth, for many years. Both of us are interested in knowing whether any steps have been or are ling taken to assign the Gurnet lirhthouse and the Revolu- tionary fort next it to an historical dis- trict. Would you be able to find out if aay such step has been taken. Sincerely, Hemy g.Pearson Henry G. Pearson HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C August 31. ...., 19 77 Respectfully referred to Mr.
Ira Whitlock Director, Congressional Relations National Park Service Department of Interior 18th and C Sts. N. W. Washington, D. C. 20240 I am contacting you on behalf of Mr. Henry G. Pearson whose concerns are expressed in the attached letter. Any information or assistance you could provide Mr. Pearson would be greatly appreciated. Please respond to my district office as follows: 1143 Washington St. Hanover, MA 02339 Very respectfully, Gerry E. Studds M.C., -..12th. District. Mass. September 7, 1977 Honorable Gerry E. Studds Member,United States House of Representatives 1143 Washington Street Hanover, Massaehusetts 02339 Deaz Mr. Studde: am pleased to acknowledge your August 31 inquiry o eha.Lt-of Mr, Henry G. Pearson concerning inclusio of the Curnet Point 1ighthouse and adjacent fort, Plymouth, Massachusetts, within a historic distriet.
We appreciate your interest and will provide you a zeply at the earliest opportunity. Sincerely yours, Wtlliam J. Whalen Director ce: Your Washington Orfice 190 (2))w/Incoming FNP:CRBraxton 9-7-77 134-880 Bracto 1i6 Plymruta Co. Sheffield Cole ten Nerur Mass achusett Murlugh Kmyers /16 9/18 SEP 19 1977 Whutrcu 4/6 llonorable Gerry E. Stuäds Meaber, United States House of Representatives 1143 Weshington Street Hanover, Mnssachusette 02339 Deaz lte. Studde: Thank you tor your inguizy on behalf of Me. lenry G. Pearson about the nouination of the Plymouth (Gurnet) Tisht-Statfon, Plymouth, Messschusette, to the letiona. Register of Hlstorle Places. We aze pleased to adrise you that thispropertywas entered in the Nationel Register on Mazch 8, 19Tl. In his Jettez, Me. Pearson nefers to a Bevolutionary fort located next to the lighthouse.
At present theze ie no record of a Revolutionary fort located on or neax the Plymouth Light Station either at the Nationel Reglater or with the State historle preservation office in Boston. Jes. Ilisabeth Anadon, Brecutive Director, Messschusetts Itatorica] Comniasion, 294 Washington Street, Boston, Hassechusetts 02108, vould be plessed to grovide information to lr. Pearson regarding the evaluation and nonination process in Massachusetts 12 he 1s Interested in having the fort 11sted in the lletional Register. Me appreciete your interest in historle preservation. Sincerely yous, Acting Jerry I. Rogers Associate Direetor cc: Your Washington Ortice bee: lrs, Elizabeth Amadon Executive Director Massachusetts Historical Cormission 294 Washington Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108 ) w/c of inc.
Regional Director, North Atlantic ) 001-Reading File / 160 ) / 190 ) /760) FNP: SSheffied: che:9/15/TT:523-5483 REFAINED IN 880) LIGHTHOUSES OF MASSACHUSETTS THEMATIC GROUP NOMINATION LIGHTHOUSE INFORMATION FORM MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 80 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116 NUMBER 33 PHOTOGRAPH KEY See National Register File listed 3/8/77 HISTORIC NAME: Plymouth Light Station TOWN: Duxbury LOCATION: Gurnet Point COUNTY: P1ymouth CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: 11 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: CODE:_023 refer to National Register Nomination VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION: SKETCH MAP LAT./LONG. : UTM COORDINATE: 19/367/500/4651/100 USGS QUADRANGLE: BOSTON,MA;NH;CT;RI ;ME SCALE: 1:250,000 ACREAGE: OWNER (S): Unites States Coast Guard STATUS: RECORDED BY: M.F.
Flaherty ORGANIZATION:_USCG DATE: May 3, 1976 LIGHTHOUSES OF MASSACHUSETTS THEMATIC GROUP NOMINATION From National Register Nomination Lighthouse #33 Page 1 The records describe Plymouth (Gurnet) Light Station as of 1910. Situated on the Southerly part of the Gurnet Point, Seacoast of Massachusetts, and on the Northerly side of the entrance to the harbors of Plymouth, Kingston and Duxbury. Characteristic of light was fixed white, two separate lights, first built or established in 1769, rebuilt in 1803. Tower was octagonal in shape, pyramidal in form, 39 feet in height, 102 1/4 feet above mean high water, painted white, of wood construction, diameter at base 20 feet. Both lanterns were 4th order, polygonal, 35mm. Fog signal was a First Class Daboll Trumpet Ist class, 6' in length, blasts for 3 second, silent interval 12 seconds.
The keepers were housed in a double dwelling, 6 rooms to each keeper, wood construction, painted white with three outhouses. Water was supplied by rainwater from roofs of dwelling and engine house placed into two cisterns in cellar of dwelling and two in whistle house. Drinking water was supplied from a 60' well, housed over, obtained by 2 buckets on a roller pulley. The nearest public road was 4 1/2 miles from the station and 7 miles by team to Duxbury RaiTroad Station. Living conditions have improved since 1910: Plymouth (Gurnet) Light Station in 1976 consists of: Dwelling - 1 story with basement and attic, woodframe construction, 55' x 35', built in 1960. It includes 4 bedrooms, 2 indoor bathrooms and 12' 8" x 20' garage and storage room. Oilhouse-brick construction, 10'x 12', built approximately 1900.
Fog Signal Building-brick construction, 1 story, 19' x 24', now used as a generator building. Light tower-Wood frame construction, 21' diameter at base, 39' high built in 1843. Height above water 102 feet, painted white, octagonal shape, pyramidal form. The light characteristic is group flashing white and red, 20 seconds-per revolution. It has a 4th order rotating optic, mercury float, 100 watt 1amp, 155 flasher by Wallace and Tierman, the red sector has 7733 candle power with a 21 mile range, the white sector - has 20900 candle power with a 25 mile range. The Fog Signal is an air horn, TF 150/255/2B. Characteristic one blast every 15 seconds, lasting 3 seconds, range 4 miles. The red sector from 323 to 352 covers Mary Ann Rocks, the scene of many wrecks.
LIGHTHUJSLU vr WASSACHUSEITS THEMATIC GROUP NOMINATION From National Register Nomination Lighthouse #33 page 2 The Plymouth (Gurnet) Light Station was established in 1768 by the Massachusetts Legislature, to gunde ships, the lifeline of industry and commerce, into harbor in the towns of Plymouth, Duxbury and Kingston. The first lighthouse was thirty feet long, twenty feet high and fifteen feet wide with a lantern at each end of the building, each holding two lamps. During the Revolution, the three towns of Plymouth, Duxbury and Kingston had erected a fort of Gurnet. In the midst of an engagement between the fort and the British frigate Niger, which had gone aground on Brown's bank, a wild shot from the ship pierced the lighthouse itself. The armed brigantine General Arnold was caught in a blizzard during the last week of 1778.
Captain Magee anchored his vessel rather than risk the treacherous waters of Plymouth's inner harbor without a pilot. The ship dragged and finally hit on White Flats. Seventy two of the crew died freezing to death in the below-zero temperature. The keeper of the Gurnet Light was unable to go to their aid because of the ice blocked harbor. A causeway was built, over the ice from Plymouth and the few survivors were rescued. Massachusetts ceded the Gurnet Light to the Federal Government in 1790. On July 2, 1801 the Gurnet Light was completely destroyed by fire but a temporary beacon was erected by the Merchants of Plymouth and Duxbury. Congress reimbursed the merchants in April 1802 and appropriated $2500 for a new lighthouse. The new light became operational in 1803 but due to exposure to the elements had to be rebuilt in 1843.
In 1914 the Cape Cod Canal revived the importance of the lighthouse as a coastal beacon between Boston and New York. The northeast tower of the Gurnet's lights was discontinued in 1924, completing a period of 156 years that twin lights had been the Gurnet characteristic. The remaining tower with alternate single and double flashes of 700,000 candlepower is a great improvement over the old fixed lights from the twin beacons. AGLE Trofan Bond TILITI RECEIVED AUG 24 1976 UTI NATIONAL REGISTER Second DISTRICT. Department nf Coumerre and Gahor LIGHT-HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT DESCRIPTION OF LIGHT-HOUSE TOWER, BUILDINGS, AND PREMISES AT Olymsuth (Surit) fight Station Mads. Felsuary 18,1920 1909 NOTE. This Form is designed mainly to guide in preparing accurale descriptions of new light-stations, but will be used also in describing those that have been long established, when required.
Screw-pile structures and lights on keepers' dwellings should be fully described without reference to this Form. DEPARTNENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR, LIGIT-HOUSE BOARD, February, 1906. NAME AND POSITION OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE AND LIGHT-STATION. Ilymouth (Jurnet): U, (nalutt a antlo dly aee f fes sfeunat fail peremsl i intrance ta thi harbors of Olymout Aingeton and Dukbury 1. Ry whow decrilad, ft bol. Edward Burr. barpsof bugu, Engu 216HDit. 2. Date of description, tebsnare 18.1910 3. Distinguishing character of light or liøhts. Fived white; obecured bituren 3ko° 15' (1lly lh./ st) and 2º45' (4/4 6.) 4. Latitude of tower, 5. Longitude of tower, 42 00'/2" 1. 70 36'04 i i bhart To 110. Mnthorts. U. Iboait& Lodatis Jurry PREMISES - A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF, EMBRACING- 6. Site of station - Public land, purchase, Military or Naval reservation, lease: Peuchase/ protalon %. Date of reservation, 8.
Date of deed, Mor. 10, 1802V 9. Date of permission to occupy, 10. Date of lease, 11. Area of the entire site, lacrr 6/2 rods.v 12. Area inclosed, entire site 13. Character of surface soil, liglix loam asnco 14. Distance of tower from nearet high veter mark, 1/5 fx. 18. Inolosures to premiss, woil frace. aa Wat o bonatas o yrates no wharf o landunf; 17. Road to landing or wharf, character of, and distance from tower, r 18. Memm by whish tho tighsation nay to mudal, traw flow Ducshury or boat from Pleymeth. 2 PREMISES - A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF-CONTINUED. 19. Distance to the nearest public road, railroad station, or steamboat lunding, and to which: "'mils to publec road. (miles to sailroad etation. 20. Distance to the nearest postolice, 6/½ milet- Dusbaf 21. Distance to the nearest villago or town, 6 miles _ 22. Facilities for reaching the light-station by public conveyance, monl. 23.
Facilities for reaching the light-station by private conveyance from the nearest village, town, railroad station 25. Number of separate lights, uo , 26. When first built or established, 1769 27. When last thoroughly rebuilt, repaired, or renovated, /80U y 28. Condition at this date, Good 29. Shape of tower in plan, Octagonal 30. Form of tower, cylindrical, conical, or pyramidal, pyramudal 31. Height of tower from base to ventilator ball of lantern,, 34 32. Height of focal plane of lantern above mean high water (on sea and gulf coasts) or mean lake level on northern lakes and rivers: 102'/4 Background of the light-house, upon which it is projected, as seen from the sea or lake: Standich monumest, woods and houlis. 34. Color of tower' white 35. Color of tower, how produced: paunt : 36. Tower-connected with keeper's dwelling, and how, or detached: ditached 37.
Object - seacoast, lake coast, bay, harbor, channel, or range; for general or local navigating purposes: Harbor 38. Materials of which the tower is built: wood 39. General description, embracing - (Gorbrch ezuag) 40. Thickness of walls ai base, 41. Thickness of walls at parapet, N"' 42. Dizmeter of torrer (inseribed, it polygonal) at base, 20M 3 PRIMISES-A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF-CONTINUED. General description, embracing - Continued. 10 43. Diameter of tower (inscribed, if polygonal) at parapet, i7ft. 11. Kind of stairway and steps, woodsa with wooden handpail. 45. Number of landings of stairway, U 46. Size of glass for glazing tower windows, nýx9° 42. Number of windows in tower, and size of sast, 3 in each towel; 21%½x1", 23" Namher of doors, three doors in corted way bituren towess 49. Kind o fnndatin ad dept beln te suface, gramte; defth uuknown. 50.
Character of soil at and surrounding the light-house, light loam sn. Soil suscepbible of being protectel by grass, shrublery, or tres: grads. 52. Miscellaneous remarks upon tower and site: LANTERA AND LANTERY FIXTURES. (fu bo de lauterar). 53. Order or class of lantern, +th. 54. Polygonal or cylindrical, polyzonal 55) Diameter, inscribed, to glass, f. in te clene 610 56. Number of sides in plan, /6 57. Vertical or helical bars, vrrtical 58. Height glazed, (5' |/'/4" 59. Number of plates in height, / 60. Number of plates in each side, 61. Thickness of plates, '/4" 12. Size of difterent plates, 5H/4* ×16"X 3-I# 63. Number of storm panes of glass, mone it. Unglaed sido of lanteru in plates and degres ofare, oe sidu in each lanterw not glaged. iron door in that sid. what bearings (magnetie and from seavart), Noyir 3 W, auoNi+E, Lozk magnetié, 35.
Matorials of which the lantern is constructed, eron LANTERN AND LANTERN FIXTURES - CONTINUED. 66. Roof, cast iron 6%. Ventilator ball, cact Mow. a. tithnisente si foud iad coffer millac hudd to ball by tos sad 69. Lightning conductor, of what material; how attached to spindle; how led, and how far below the surface of dry carth, or ofhervise, as the case may be: coffer rebbow attached to lantirw dech and rew blow the surface about 4/½ fX 20. Balutnao and ortio ailos: a pail balustra de with 8 hall top poits. i1. Lenters dsore, and hng sitted: trow dools with brass hingrs and latch. i%. Floot of lantern-of what materials: cast uow. 1. Witcdinom aoor Kanding into tho bantem, and hor Atad: row trap doo with cow hunges and lifting 4. Parapet, inside diameter (inscribed, if polygonal), 7 At 5. In parapet, wall, or lower part of lantern: VENTILATORS. 1o vrritilators 6.
Lantern ladders for cleaning plate glass, outside: ... Curtain hooks ineido of lantern-hor fttad: flat brads hookes bolted to lantun sede. WATCHROOM. How fitted: 5 WATCHROOM-CONTINUED. 79. Bell wires, or speaking tubes, or telephones for calling relief keepers--kind: 80. Where led: ILLUMINATING APPARATUS, ETC. 81. Name of makor, d. Jauitter a Pario 82. Marks and number on apparatus, Mo marks s3. Order of apparatus, 4th Inside diamoter (inscribed circle) of central drum, / 9 /½" 84. Characteristic of light shown by apparatus, Fixed white (focklozueis) Year made, ~uat kuoon 85. If movable; time of revolution, 86. Intervals between flashes, 87. Duration of flash, 38. If fixed, or fixed varied by flashes; state are of each fixed part in degrees: ~ go° 80. Number of panels in the lens apparatus, 3 90. Number of flash panels, ~ glaged and one ekace or dool. ; are of eách, in degrees, 91.
Number of elements in each panel of central drum of the lens, X au Fiire 93. Number of prisms in cach panel below the central drum of the lens, CF 91. How are the flashes produced - By the whole apparatus revolving - ; by revolving belt only if by panels of vertical elements revolving outside of fixed lens, state the number of such panels: Deseribe how: 95. If by vertical elements, (a) state the number in each panel, of clements of fixed lens covered by the panel: ; (b) and the number 6 ILLUMINATING APPARATUS, ETC.-CONTINUED. 1. Pelestal, cast cion 16" diam. 'high. v. Soricotablos chut etul atlacked to pedrctal.
Tube leading through the center of the upper metal ring of the lens into the ventilator ball, to carry off the gases of combustion and to assist in producing a proper draft in the lantern - of what material, diameter, and wwe fted aud commected with camyer tohe when inplince: come oudy 9. If revolving, revolving machinery: 0. Revolving on chariot, mercury float, or balls: ~ 1. If a chariot, describe it and state the number and size of each pattern of wheels in it:~ 2. If on balls, describe the construction of the ball-raceways, whether flat surface, or semi-circular or V grooves: 3. State number of balls: 1. Revolving cord or chain - how led: ~ ; diameter of balls, i. Length of drop tube, . Length of time revolving machinery will run after one winding: ~ 7. How is the machinery protected: ~ ILLUMINATING APPARATUS, ETO.-CoNTINubr. 108. How regulated; describe: IF COLORED LIGHT- 09.
How is the color protuved? Deserite: Sthite ught. 10. Red sectors - between what bearings (from seaward); magnetic, if on sea or gulf coasts; true on northeru lakes and rivers: 11. State where colored glass is attached, if to illuminating apparatus or to the lantern: 12. If colored glass is inside of illuminating apparatus, describe its form: LAMPS AND BURNERS. 3. Desceription of lamp in nso anå musher of vicks co buma( Funcle Henfo, ond wich emergene) i m Kero vapor sil lau for eack lownr? 1. Number of spare lamps at the station, 5. Number of spare lamp burners at the station, 2 CLOSETS IN TOWER. Howfttedand wet: / small cloert under etais, uced for chumnejo and space lamps. OILHOUSE OR ROOM. Descrihe,iwheze pluced endl bcv dlteud: ) aviide derucuour 8-sxió-s (Camtuno rnkek tuct ick faunter (d) Cafecity zus-geelor aruu, 1/5o 118.
Where placed, how fitted and used: 8 CLOSETS AND STOREROOMS. - cloeito or touroons 119. Damp or dry, suiled or unsuited to the purposes for which they were designed: FOG SIGNAL. 120, Kimi and otumacter of appantus: et b laed Daboll trumpix; If this is dirabled, - bill struck big mea chiney. 121. How much time is required to start the signal? 15 munutis 12e zm w hy nhr marlngnis lytangui thict Santiy - blakes lg 407 7adin Shit. tear made, 1908 123. Characteristic distinction of : Of bell is usedn a doulle flow evry so scat. Blast 3 sec. Silent interral /2 scc. Blast sec. Silent interral / s SeC. 124. What parts of the fog-signal machinery are in duplicate? rud and 2 piston rungs. 12%. TE a boll, stato (0) weight, / 200 Mbs; (i) metial, bronge : (0) diamotor, 36" ; (2) noight, o"; (e) if struck by clockwork, state time it will run with one winding, Y hours. 126.
If a steam signal, (a) describe boiler: (7) Kind: (c) Flue-tube or water-tube, (d) Dimensions: length, diameter, (e) Number and length of tubes, (f) Diameter of tubes, (g) Furnace: Kind. ; length, ; width, ; Leight, (h) Total heating surfacè in square feet, (i) Grate surface in square feet, (j) Number of grato bars, FOG SIGNAL-CONTINUED. (l) Kind of grate bars, (1) Kind of coal or other fuel generally used, (m) Kind of safety valve, (n2) Maximum pressure the boiler is capable of, (o) Usual working pressure, (P) Diameter of smokestack, (g) Height of smokestack from grate, (v) Height or length of steam drum, (s) Kind of covering or jacket, (t) Present condition of boiler, ; diameter, (u) When built, (") Where built, (w) By whom built, (x) Is there a heater? ;what kind, How much does its use reduce the time of starting the fog signal? 127.
If a steam engine is used, kind: (a) Diameter of cylinder, (b) Stroke of piston, (c) Size of steam pipe, ; what size, Number of revolutions per minute, (d) When built, (e) Where built, (f) By whom built, 128. Whhistle, trumpet, or siren, pressure at which blown, trumpet blouse at 5 els prussue. 129. Diameter of whistle, ~~ ; height, ; distance between orifice and edge of whistle, single tone, 130. Disk or cylindrical siren, when made, ; chime, ; diameter of revolving part, ; ; by whom made, .. number, width and length of ports, ; revolutions por minute, type of governor, ; condition of revolving part, 131. Daboll trumpet, letclass . Roed, 4fo ; lengtli, 20" ; breath, 5" ; thickness at base, /" thickness at tip,%8" 132. Trumpet: Length, 6' 5'emall snd ; diameters, "* :material, cofpees 10 FOG SIGNAL-CONTINUED. 134. Height of whistle or trumpet above mean bigh water, about 80 ft.
135. Direction, by compass, in which trampet points, 4.6 136. If signal is blown by compressed air, describe compressing machinery : Kind of engine; Pity sphais oit rageind hy whom main ety how Fly + Mochind torks when made, 1908 : nominal size, horsepower, 44/2 ; kind of compressor, horezontal ; name of makery mu. Ii bombrissou rocks. State if compressor is on samo hed and geared with engine, or separate and belt-driven: grared to ingund oneepas 137. Location, with reference to the light-house, to a particular danger or channel, or to the special object for etniliaingt: uide to Plymouth, Dusbury and Kingeton arlou. 19. Dideno and dinection fom to telt tom boat ' I. E ly from s. liglt towe 139. Water supply for it, bestsen-rain water. 110. How it ha eachai rom tho ligli-touser ly grals fath, board walk and shoit flight 1. I itet one tean baitne ananges.
Aquese buck building painted whit DWELLINGS FOR KEEPERS. 18. Locarion, with reterenes to te igh ionee towee abouit 90'. Ably, doutle Lenne. 143. Coloring: white 141. Materials of which bailt, uood 115. Number of rooms in each dwelling, D, blanbad, 6 rooms to each keefee 146. Numher of keepens end assistrnts to each arelins, and keefer in oul; ascistant in sther. 147 Outhouses, Xlrel 118. Coloring: white 11 DWELLINGS FOR KEEPERS-CONTINUED. 150. Area of premises inclosed, and how: 151. Area of garden, by wais frncd 152. Area in timber or shrubbery, monl 153. Area suscoptible of profitable cultivation, about 6 acres. atrut 154. Area cultivated or prepared for cultivations Ar 1/> acrl. 155. Character of adjacent surrounding country - Soil, sandy, clay, marsh, swamp, wood, fast ground, or shifting sands: sand WATER FOR FOG SIGNAL, DRINKING, AND DOMESTIC USES GENERALLY. 150.
How procured, ranni water flom roofe of durllinig and engene hours. 15%. Quality, food 15s. Quantity ample or not for the station at all sensons of the year, amfle 159. Liable or not to be injured by the inroads of storn tides and seas, Vo 1C0. If rain water in tanks or cisterns, what precautions have been taken to insure its purity? bleand frequntly 161. Capacity of tastes or eistiors, aud nhezo placed: 4575 gals. Turo incellar of ducllinig aud tu 168. Tanhs or cisterns-of what material made: buck rermeut. (in wluetle houes. 12 WATER FOR FOG SIGNAL, DRINKING, AND DOMESTIC USES GENERALLY-CONTINUED. 163. Is there a distilling apparatus at the station? Name of maker: Capacity, ; when installed, ; condition, efficiency, 10t. If from a vell, describe and sive dopbs: Drnkang watu frowa 60 well, housedorw. 165. Diameter,4 166. Lined or not, stone lened 10r.
Water oMahnet by pomp or lrokot, 2 backests oo a raller fulllf 108. Distance from keopers diveling, about 250 ft. HEALTHFULNESS OF THE LIGHT-STATION AND VICINITY. 169. General opinion in regard to the healthfulness or unhealthfulness of the light-station and vicinity: Zood 170. Disenees-what aro most prevalent at the station and in the vicinity? Mow 171. Do they prevail at particular seasons of the year, or not? ~ 172. Are there any local causes, such as swamps, marshes, etc., in the immediate vicinity of the light-house which are likely to be the cause of these diseases? 13 HEALTHFULNESS OF THE LIGHT-STATION AND VICINITY-CONTINUED. 173. Would draining or other artificial means employed on the light-house premises be likely to improve the sanitary condition of the light-station? Vo LANDING, WIARF, BOATHOUSE, AND ROAD TO THE LIGHT-HOUSE. 174. Describe: No whayf or boathouse.
Frass road to shore about 300 Hards! 175. Distance and direction from light-house: , 170. Hoisting engine, whsi kind? Mo Number of revolutions per minuto, Tindofhaiar. ; diameter of cylinder, ; stroke, 14 17%. MISCELLANKOUS REMARKS UPON THE GENERAL CHARACTER AND CONDITION OF THE PREMISES, TOWERS, BUILDINGS, AND ILLUMINATING APPARATOS AT THIS DATE. Le premieies, toiven, brieteiezs, aand idlenimatny afiian alü un good cinditiin Thauio a signal mast, (sfettugh, 264 N'Etle. fom te soucherly light-toever Respectfully, er7. Burr. Lt. Cv Caln tocucco , U.S. A., Engincer, Lel. Lisht-House District. NR Data Sheet 2 N76 DATE: Reviewer INITIALS: NR DOE MAR 8 1977 NAME AS IT APPEARS IN FEDERAL REGISTER: Plymouth Light Station OTHER NANES: LOCATION: STREET & NUMBER SE of Duxbury at Gurnet Point CITY.
TOWN CONGRESSIUNAL DISTRICT 12th VICINITY OF Duxbury STATE Massachusetts 25 COUNTY P1ymouth - code 023 OWNER OF PROPERTY: (Circle) PRIVATE STATE LOCAL GOV'T MUNICIPAL COUNTY FEDERAL (AGENCY NAME) : Coast Guard OTHER ADMINISTRATOR(underline) NPS REGION: (CIRCLEX N.ATLANTIC MID ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST MIDWEST SOUTHWEST ROCKY MOUNTAIN WEST PACIFIC NORTHWEST FEATURES: INTERIOR - Substantially intact-1 - unknown - 4 - not applicable - 7 CONDITION - _EXCELLENT XGOoD -FAIR EXTERIOR substantially intact-2 _ unknown.- _ not applicable - 8 ENVIRONS - Substantially intact-3 -. unknown -6 .. Nct applicable-9 -Interior, exterior, environs not intacc-0 _DETERIORATED -UNALTERED -RUINS XALTERED _UNEXPOSED _Reconstructed APRIGINAL SITE _MOVED _Unkncwn _Unexcavater _Excavated ACCESS- Yes-restricted historic distriet? Yes-unrestricted No access Unknown YES WITHIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT?
IF YES, NAME: YES NO WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK? IF YES, NAME: YES NO ADAPTIVE USE: YES NO Saved?
YES FUNCTION(S): (use vocabulary words) then-LIGHTHOUSE now- SIGNIFICANCE: -ARCHEULUGY-PREHISTORIC ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC AGRICULTURE AARCHITECTURE _ART _COMMERCE _COMMUNICATIONS Claims "first" YES _CONSERVATION -ECONOMICS -EDUCATION _ENGINEERING _EXPLORATION _INDUSTRY _INVENTION NO -LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE _RELIGION _LAW/Gov't/politics _SCIENCE _LITERATURE _MILITARY _SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN _MUSIC _PHILOSOPHY -POLITICS/GOVERNMENT ATRANSPORTATION __OTHER (SPECIFY) «e oldest'2 YES NO -entertainment health _recreation - settlement - socio/cultural _urban & commun planning "only" YES NO ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: architect/m.builder: landscape/garden designer: interior decorator: ETHNIC GROUP: NAMES: (label role personal appropriate date) engineer: artist/artisan: builder/contractor: events institutional DATES: DATE OF CONSTRUCTION (specific date or 1/4 of century) : 134 3 DATE (S) OF "MAJOR" ALTERATIONS: HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DATE (S) : SOURCE: (OF NOMINATION) PRIVATE STATE OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY : - ACREAGE: (to nearest tenth of an acre) LOCAL GOV"T MUNICIPAL coast Guond COUNTY COMMENTS: (include architectural information here) 1) CTAGONAL LIGHTTOWiER , FRAME ") ISTONY, FRAmE DESIDENCE (1960) 3) 01 HOUSE BRICK 1910 4) IFoG SIGNAGL BLDE - BRIKE SIGNIFICANCE: (maximum two sentences) This ligitrono= signals the entrancs to Peymouth, Dupbery, and Kiigstor harbor, whsz it has bssn a promenent part of the snveronmait sins 1843 when it replacsd carlirr lighthousss on this histrie spot
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