Premises page 2

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:

Background of lighthouse as seen from sea:

Color of tower:

Color of tower/ how produced:

Tower connection:

Object for navigation:

Building materials:

General desc:

Wall thickness at base:

Wall thickness at parapet:

Diameter at base:

Diameter at parapet:

Kind of stairway and steps:

Number of landings:

Size of glass:

Number of windows and size of sash:

Number of doors:

Kind of foundation and depth below surface:

Character of soil surrounding the lighthouse:

Soil susceptibility:

Misc remarks:

Lighthouse Inspection Reports Database

Alcatraz Light Station - 1915

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214'

None, except on N side by new military prison.

white

paint

connected, abutting 2 sides of base of tower

Harbor & range lights

concrete, reinforced by steel rods

iron

varied, see plan

11 varied

2 - 2' x 8'

N fog bell Oct. 23, 1899; S fog bell Oct. 13, 1900; Tower built on solid rock.

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