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American Lighthouse Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 565
Rockland,
Maine 04841
Phone: 207-594-4174
Fax: 207-596-1091
info@lighthousefoundation.org
The American Lighthouse Foundation is a
Non-Profit 501(c)(3) Organization dedicated to the
preservation of America's historic
lighthouses & lightships and
their heritage.
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Moving Ahead
By Don Doucette, Acting Chair
Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse
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| October 16, 2005 - The recent spell of
dreary weather and the impending approach of autumn’s shorter days had
me worried about the restoration project losing momentum. As the rain
poured down for days, I thought of Keith Lescarbeau and his crew working
and traveling to and from the island. I therefore |
Photo by Don Doucette
Phase I of restoration at Pomham Rocks
Lighthouse has been ongoing.
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felt compelled to
contact Keith, and I am glad that I did. I now have good words from the
Abcore folks, which I am pleased to relay to you.
Last Thursday morning, having other business in Riverside, Rhode Island and
a few spare minutes, I stopped at Sabin Point to gaze at Pomham Rocks
Lighthouse. Pomham sat perched over the Providence / East Providence
shipping channel in a wisp of mist looking rather regal and snug. Sea, sky
and land seemed an amalgam of grays. I was concerned about Keith Lescarbeau
and his crew being exposed to the natural elements during this extended
period of rain.
On Friday I left a message on Keith’s phone asking him to call back when
possible, which he did. Beyond the normal hellos…“Things are |
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Photo by Don Doucette
Abcore Restoration Co. President Keith
Lescarbeau works at the lighthouse.
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great,” said
Keith. “We had a great week – got a lot accomplished.” At that point,
Keith parted our clouds of doubt. He was our shining light; he continued
and recounted all his good news.
Keith and his
crew from Abcore Restoration Company were innovative. They |
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worked outside
when the periods of rain eased and moved inside when the going got tough.
They did a great deal of fabrication and some paint stripping. According to
Keith, the things they accomplished inside - away from the rain, were labor
intensive and time consuming. He said it takes relatively less time to apply
the finished components on the outside of the building.
The exterior of the chimney had been completely restored and the slate work
finished to the chimney. Most of the second floor dormer work is |
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| ready to apply and/or complete, some
final bottom treatment on the first floor windows – done. I believe he
said most of the molding between the first and second floor, and also,
molding at the top of the second floor mansard roof – mostly done. The
corner molding of the mansard roof has |
Photo by Don Doucette
The light's exterior, including its
Mansard
roof, is being restored.
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been fabricated
and application critical during dry conditions since a special bonding with
the slate is necessary.
Keith said special care has been taken to repel horizontal precipitation
from blowing in under the mansard corner molding during extreme weather
conditions. He is better able to explain the technical aspects of this work,
and so, I defer to Keith.
Keith is nearing the point when he will move a pallet of silica along with
the related equipment to the island to sandblast the granite foundation.
Next comes the rebuilding of the rear entry – and ongoing painting. And…with
all of Keith’s good news, and hard work, my worries were for naught – blown
away like some mighty storm.
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