Built in 1874. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. 14 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1896.
“Point Fermin Light is a lighthouse on Point Fermin in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.”
Wikipedia article Point Fermin Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 616 National Register listings published here for Los Angeles County · listed in 1972 · category: Building · built in 1874, by Paul J. Pelz.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 5 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Point Fermin Lighthouse between 2005 and 2020, burning about 256 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 3 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 29 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 28 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 29 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 27 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 230 acres | Los Angeles County Fire Department | PV |
| 8 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Point Fermin Lighthouse: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Dolomite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop Quarry | Limestone, General, Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Edward Sidebotham and Sons, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Livingston Rock and Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names San Pedro, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 1 funnel cloud, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | San Pedro | - | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees in the San Pedro area. |
| June 1999 | Funnel Cloud | San Pedro | - | Los Angeles County Fire Department reported three funnel clouds south of San Pedro, just off Point Fermin. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Fermin Historic District | 0.3 miles | 2021 | |
 | Battery John Barlow and Saxton | 0.8 miles | 1982 |
 | Battery Osgood-Farley | 0.9 miles | 1974 |
 | American Trona Corporation Building | 0.9 miles | 1984 |
 | LANE VICTORY | 1.5 miles | 1990 |
 | Municipal Warehouse No. 1 | 1.6 miles | 2000 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 72000234 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Los Angeles County | All 616 listed properties in this county. |
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