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

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POINT VICENTE LIGHT

State: CALIFORNIA
Location: PALOS VERDES / NORTH OF LOS ANGELES HARBOR
Nearest City: RANCHO PALOS VERDES
County: LOS ANGELES
U.S.C.G. District: 11
Year Station Established: 1926

NPS photo by Ralph Eshelman, 1996

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1926
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1973
Foundation Materials: CONCRETE
Construction Materials: CONCRETE
Markings/Patterns: WHITE
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 67
Original Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1926
Present Optic: THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Present Lens Installed: 1926
Height of Focal Plane: 185
Fresnel Lens Disposition: ORIGINAL LENS STILL IN OPERATION
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed:
Construction Materials:
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type: HORN

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES

Year Constructed: 1926
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style: MISSION REVIVAL
Construction Materials: CONCRETE

Other Structures: 2 GARAGES, RADIOBEACON, 2 ADDITIONAL KEEPERS QUARTERS, OIL HOUSE W/WINDOWS

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION / COAST GUARD HOUSING

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

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

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #80000808
Name of Listing: POINT VICENTE LIGHT
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
COMPLETE 20TH CENTURY STATION CONSTRUCTED IN THE SPANISH STYLE

Last Modified: Thur, June 20 2002 1:25:02 pm EDT
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