Built in 1926. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1896.
One of 616 National Register listings published here for Los Angeles County · listed in 1980 · category: District · built in 1926.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 100 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 83 fires within 5 miles of Point Vicente Light between 2005 and 2020, burning about 496 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 were 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 | 51 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 6 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | 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 |
| 17 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 12 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Point Vicente Light: 5 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palos Verdes Stone Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Diatomaceous Earth Deposit | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Diatomaceous Earth Quarry | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Dicalite | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Graham Bros.-Lomita Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Livingston Rock and Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Richard Ball | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rancho Palos Verdes, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 2000: 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2000 | Funnel Cloud | Rancho Palos Verdes | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayfarers Chapel | 1.9 miles | ||
| Villa Francesca | 2.2 miles | 1986 | |
 | Palos Verdes Public Library and Art Gallery | 4.1 miles | 1995 |
 | Palos Verdes Public Library and Art Gallery- Farnham Martin's Park (Boundary Increase) | 4.1 miles | 1996 |
| Malaga Cove Plaza | 4.2 miles | 2021 | |
| Mirlo Gate Lodge Tower | 5.0 miles | 2019 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80000808 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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