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November 6, 1970 [3] The original Point Loma Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located on the Point Loma peninsula at the mouth of San Diego Bay in San Diego, California. It is situated within Cabrillo National Monument. It is no longer in operation as a lighthouse but is open to the public as a museum. It is sometimes erroneously called the ...
San Diego. ZIP Codes. 92106 and 92107. Point Loma (Spanish: Punta de la Loma, meaning "Hill Point"; Kumeyaay: Amat Kunyily, meaning "Black Earth") [1] is a seaside community in San Diego, California, United States. Geographically it is a hilly peninsula that is bordered on the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, the east by San Diego Bay and ...
The Old Point Loma Lighthouse is the highest point in the park and has been a San Diego icon since 1855. The lighthouse was closed in 1891, and a new one opened at a lower elevation, as fog and low clouds often obscured the light at its location 129 meters (422 feet) above sea level.
It was first lighted on March 23, 1891, replacing the Old Point Loma Lighthouse which is atop the 400 feet (120 m) cliffs of Point Loma; the old lighthouse was often obscured by fog. The new light is only 88 feet (27 m) above the water. The first lighthouse keeper was Robert Decatur Israel, who had been keeper at the old lighthouse for 18 years.
Jennings House (Oldest house in Point Loma) 1018 Rosecrans St. 32°43′14″N 117°13′58″W. / 32.72056°N 117.23278°W / 32.72056; -117.23278 ( Jennings House) 1/7/1972. Frame house built in 1886; childhood home of Belle Jennings Benchley simultaneously serving as a one-room elementary school; now a restaurant [4] 107.
List of lighthouses in California. Coordinates: 38.067856°N 122.028166°W. There are several lighthouses in the U.S. state of California, including a few listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Lighthouse Friends (California) Name. Image. Location. Coordinates. Year first lit.
Ballast Point Whaling Station in San Diego, California, in San Diego County, is a California Historical Landmark No. 50 listed on December 6, 1935. The Ballast Point Whaling Station was built in 1858 by Captain Miles A. Johnson his cousins, Henry and James A. Johnson and the twin Packard brothers, Alpheus and William, brothers.
Built in 1850, it is the oldest park in downtown San Diego; located on G Street at India Street. 8. Sherman-Gilbert House. Heritage Park, Old Town. 8/7/1969. Stick Eastlake house with "widow's walk" and circular window; moved to Heritage Park in Old Town in 1971 through the efforts of Save Our Heritage Organisation.