23240. U.S. LIGHT HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT. (set 11 original hand drawn architectural drawings) Screw Pile Light House for the 4th., 5th., and 6th. Order Lenses. U.S. Light House Board. 1880 – 1906.
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23240. U.S. LIGHT HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT. (set 11 original hand drawn architectural drawings) Screw Pile Light House for the 4th., 5th., and 6th. Order Lenses. U.S. Light House Board. 1880 – 1906.
U.S. LIGHT HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT
Set original hand drawn architectural drawings for a:
- (set 11 architectural drawings) Screw Pile Light House for the 4th., 5th., and 6th. Order Lenses.
Engineer Secretary, U.S. Light House Board.
1880 – 1906.
We have been very fortunate to come across a large lot of original U.S. Light House Establishment architectural drawings for the construction of various lighthouse, keeper’s dwellings, oil houses, range beacons and more. This lot originated from the Light House Establishment Engineering Offices and includes many one-of-a-kind items.
This portion includes 11 drawings for Screw Pile Light House for 4th, 5th and 6th Order Lenses. Octagonal Screw Pile Type lighthouses represented in this lot include Mathias Point, VA., Hooper’s Straits & James Island, MD., Laurel Point, NC., Windmill Point, Shark Fin Shoal, Lower Cedar Point, MD., Wade Point, NC., Pages Rock, VA., and Maryland Point, MD., lighthouses.
There were two basic styles of screw-pile lighthouses – square and octagonal. Most lighthouses of each shape were built from the same basic plan. In fact, many plan sheets have multiple lighthouse names on them and they were reused over the years.
Drawings are hand drawn or printed, ink on paper and are done in from one to four colors each. These original architectural drawings represent an unprecedented view into the design and construction of this style lighthouse. The drawings are quite beautiful and would be wonderful for research of to frame for display.
Condition varies but as you might expect being early paper, the edges on many have heavy chipping and some small tears. Many have been tape-reinforced both originally and recently. Edges well worn.
Eleven superb architectural views include:
Sheet # Full elevation and sectional view labeled Mathias Point, VA. c.1883. Hand drawn, 3-color ink on paper 24” x 37”.
Sheet # Plans First Floor Framing, Lantern Deck, Lantern labeled Hooper’s Straits & James Island, MD. & Laurel Point, NC. c.1883. hand-drawn, 4-color ink on paper. 24” x 37”.
Sheet # Details of Iron Work, Repair of Windmill Point Lighthouse, labeled Windmill Point. C.1883. hand drawn, 2-color ink on paper. 24” x 37”
Sheet # Plans First and Second Story, labeled Shark Fin Shoal LH. c.1883. Hand drawn, 3-color ink on paper. 24” x 37”
Sheet # Soundings and Sectional Elevations, labeled Lower Cedar Point, MD. c.1906. Hand drawn, 4-color ink on paper. 24” x 37”
Sheet #5 Details of Iron Work. 16” x 24” printed on paper. b/w. Wade Point, NC.
Sheet #1 Half Plan Showing Framing First Floor I Beams. 16” x 24” printed on paper. b/w. Pages Rock, VA.
Sheet #3 Details of Iron Work, ladders, etc. 16” x 24” printed on paper. b/w. Pages Rock, VA.
Sheet #2 Details of Iron Work, etc. 16” x 24” printed on paper. b/w. Pages Rock, VA.
Sheet #4 Details of Iron Work, smoke pipe, etc. 16” x 24” printed on paper. b/w. Pages Rock, VA.
Sheet #5 Lantern Apparatus of the 4th, 5th, and 6th Orders. 16” x 24” printed on paper. b/w. Pages Rock, VA [Maryland Point, MD.]
#23240. Set 11 drawings $3,295.