Point Fermin Light
Point Fermin Light
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 California
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Point Fermin San Pedro, Los Angeles California United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°42′20″N 118°17′37″W / 33.705420°N 118.293649°WCoordinates: 33°42′20″N 118°17′37″W / 33.705420°N 118.293649°W |
| Year first constructed | 1874 (first) |
| Year first lit | n/a (current) |
| Deactivated | 1942 |
| Foundation | brick basement |
| Construction | wooden tower (first) metal pole (current) |
| Tower shape | square parallelepiped tower with balcony and lantern (first) pole with light (current) |
| Markings / pattern | white tower, grey trim (first) |
| Height | 30 feet (9.1 m) (first) |
| Focal height | 120 feet (37 m) (current) |
| Original lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens (Now on display) |
| Current lens | None (Lighthouse not active) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 10s. (Metal pole) |
| Admiralty number | G3794 |
| ARLHS number | USA-621 |
| USCG number | 6-0140 |
| Managing agent |
Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks |
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Point Fermin Lighthouse
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| NRHP Reference # | 72000234 |
| Added to NRHP | June 13, 1972 |
Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks
Point Fermin is a lighthouse on Point Fermin in San Pedro, California.
The lighthouse was built in 1874 and designed by Paul J. Pelz, who also designed Point Fermin's sister stations, East Brother Island Light in Richmond, California, Mare Island Light, in Carquinez Strait, California (demolished in the 1930s), Point Hueneme Light in California (replaced in 1940), Hereford Inlet Light in North Wildwood, New Jersey, and Point Adams Light in Washington State (burned down by the Lighthouse Service in 1912), all in essentially the same style. The original fourth order Fresnel lens was removed in 1942 and a wood replica lantern was installed in 1974. The lighthouse was saved from demolition in 1972 and refurbished in 1974, and a new lantern room and gallery were built by local preservationists. In 1972, the light was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Historical Information from Coast Guard web site:
The original Fresnel lens from the lighthouse, removed in the 1940s, had been missing for decades. After being found and positively identified, on November 13, 2006 the lens was relocated to a display in the restored lighthouse museum from the real estate office of Louis Busch in Malibu, California where it had been on display.
The lighthouse is open daily except Monday and holidays.
In 1986, the lighthouse appeared in a second-season episode of Amazing Stories, "Magic Saturday".
In June 2011, the General Services Administration made the Point Fermin Light (along with 11 others) available at no cost to public organizations willing to preserve them.
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