Inventory of Historic Light Stations--California Lighthouses--Point Fermin Light

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POINT FERMIN LIGHT

State: CALIFORNIA
Location: POINT FERMIN /
SAN PEDRO HARBOR
Nearest City: SAN PEDRO
County: LOS ANGELES
U.S.C.G. District: 11
Year Station Established: 1874

NPS photo by James P. Delgado, 1990

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1874
Is the Light Operational? NO
Date Deactivated: 1942
Automated:
Foundation Materials: BRICK
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME
Markings/Patterns: ITALIANATE TOWER ON ITALIANATE DWELLING
Shape: SQUARE
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 30
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1874
Present Optic: REMOVED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 100
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? YES

Year Tower Constructed: 1970
Type: POLE
Tower Height:
Height of Focal Plane: 120
Current Optic:

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1874
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: ITALIANATE VICTORIAN
Construction Materials: WOOD FRAME

Other Structures: 3 CISTERNS, CONCRETE OIL HOUSE, BARN

Current Use: CITY PARK

Owner/Manager: CITY OF LOS ANGELES/POINT FERMIN LIGHTHOUSE COMMITTEE

Open to the Public? YES (Go to Lighthouses to Visit for access information)

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #72000234
Name of Listing: POINT FERMIN LIGHTHOUSE
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
ITALIANATE LANTERN REMOVED DURING WWII, REPLACED WITH LOOKOUT ROOM AND LATER WOOD REPLICA LANTERN; RESTORED BY SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE GOLDEN WEST

Last Modified: Tues, Feb 19 2002 10:15:02 am EDT
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