Non-HCM Sites Also Recognized
The LAHCM sites listed above include many of the most important historic sites in the City of Los Angeles' port area. Some others within L.A. in the area have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the SS Lane Victory, a U.S. National Historic Landmark. These are:
| Code | Landmark name | Image | Selected date | Locality | Neighborhood | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Post Office (San Pedro, California) | 801–841 S. Beacon St. |
San Pedro | Art Deco post office built in 1936 as a WPA project, with extensive use of marble, bronze and milk glass and WPA murals depicting postal and harbor history | |||
| Point Fermin Lighthouse | 805 Paseo Del Mar |
San Pedro | Built in 1874 out of California redwood, the lighthouse is preserved as a museum with its original Fresnel Lens | |||
| Municipal Warehouse No. 1 | 2500 Signal St. |
San Pedro | Six-story warehouse built in 1917 on the outermost point at the Port of Los Angeles; its roof has a commanding view of the harbor and has housed the Marine Exchange sind the 1920s | |||
| Los Angeles Harbor Light Station | 1980-10-14 | Los Angeles Harbor (San Pedro Breakwater) |
San Pedro | Lighthouse firmly anchored to the concrete block and built of steel reinforced concrete; only lighthouse ever built to this design | ||
| American Trona Corporation Building | image needed | 1984-08-30 | Pacific Ave. |
San Pedro | Industrial building in San Pedro used to process and store salt potash; built ca. 1917 | |
| Battery John Barlow and Saxton | 1982-05-04 | Fort MacArthur |
San Pedro | United States coastal defense gun emplacement; part of Fort MacArthur; added to register in 1982 | ||
| 500 Varas Square-Government Reserve | 1986-03-12 | San Pedro | Land near the Port of Los Angeles reserved to the federal government in the 19th Century; later became Fort MacArthur. | |||
| SS Lane Victory | 1990-12-14 | Berth 46, Port of San Pedro |
San Pedro | Second World War Victory ship; preserved as a museum ship |
There are at least 15 other historic sites in the port area of Long Beach, California, including the RMS Queen Mary. For these, see National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles County, California.
Read more about this topic: List Of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments In The Harbor Area
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