41 LANDMARKS AND MUSEUMS / RANCHO PALOS VERDES
Point Vicente Lighthouse
A 1926 lighthouse with a ghost story and a Paris lens. The bright white tower on the peninsula's cliffs still carries its original rotating Fresnel lens and a local legend of a lady in white.
The facts
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| Where | 31550 Palos Verdes Dr West, Rancho Palos Verdes |
|---|---|
| Built | 1926 |
| Architect or builder | Unavailable |
| Kind | Landmarks and museums |
| Status | standing |
| Visiting | public |
| From El Segundo City Hall | 12.3 miles, straight line |
| Coordinates | 33.742, -118.411 (approximate) |
What the sources say
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- It is in Rancho Palos Verdes and was built in 1926.
Point Vicente Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, United States, north of Los Angeles Harbor, which was built in 1926.
Wikipedia ↗ reported - The tower is 67 feet tall.
The white cylindrical tower is 67 feet (20 m) tall
Wikipedia ↗ reported - It uses a third-order rotating Fresnel lens.
a classical third-order rotating Parisian Fresnel lens
Wikipedia ↗ reported - After WWII a legend grew of a woman in a white gown pacing the lens room.
After World War II, a legend arose of a woman in a white gown seen pacing in the tower where the lens was located.
Wikipedia ↗ reported
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Nearby on the list
Closest entries, straight line
- Wayfarers Chapel, Rancho Palos Verdes 1.9 mi
- Malaga Cove Plaza, Palos Verdes Estates 4.4 mi
- Warner Grand Theatre, San Pedro (Los Angeles) 6.9 mi
← No. 40: Coca-Cola Building · No. 42: Wilshire Grand Center → · All on the map
Cite this
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Point Vicente Lighthouse. elsegundo.xyz Architecture, checked Nov 3, 2026. https://elsegundo.xyz/architecture/point-vicente-lighthouse/
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