Inventory of Historic Light Stations--California Lighthouses--Los Angeles Harbor Light

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LOS ANGELES HARBOR LIGHT

State: CALIFORNIA
Location: SAN PEDRO BREAKWATER -
ANGELS GATE
Nearest City: SAN PEDRO
County: LOS ANGELES
U.S.C.G. District: 11
Year Station Established: 1913

NPS photo by Ralph Eshelman, 1996

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1913
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1971
Foundation Materials: ROCK BRKWATER W/CONCRETE SLABS
Construction Materials: STEEL/CONCRETE
Markings/Patterns: BLACK STRIPES (VERTICAL)
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 69
Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1913
Present Optic: DCB-24, SOLAR POWERED
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 73
Fresnel Lens Disposition: FOURTH ORDER FRESNEL LENS AT LOS ANGELES MARITIME MUSEUM
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO (DEMOLISHED)

Year Constructed: 1913
Construction Materials:
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type: AIR OSCILLATER

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO

Year Constructed: 1942
Number of Stories: 2
Architectural Style:
Construction Materials: CONCRETE

Other Structures: NONE; ORIG. CONCRETE OIL HOUSE (1938), LOADING DOCK

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED Reference #80000810
Name of Listing: LOS ANGELES HARBOR LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS SAN PEDRO HARBOR LIGHT

Last Modified: Fri, Feb 15 2002 4:31:02 pm EDT
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