List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the Harbor area facts for kids

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This is a list of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the Harbor area of the city of Los Angeles, California, in the United States. These special places are like treasures that show us the history of Los Angeles. There are more than 25 of these monuments in the Harbor area. Some other important spots are also listed as California Historical Landmarks or on the National Register of Historic Places. The city's Cultural Heritage Commission chooses these sites.

Exploring the Harbor Area's Historic Treasures
Historic-Cultural Monuments in the Harbor Area
Other Important Historic Sites in the Harbor Area
See also
- Lists of L.A. Historic-Cultural Monuments
- Other Historic Lists

Exploring the Harbor Area's Historic Treasures

The Korean Bell of Friendship was a gift from the Republic of Korea in 1976.

The Harbor Area is home to some of Los Angeles's most historic places. Many of these are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This means they are important to the whole country!

Two ships in San Pedro are even more special. They are called National Historic Landmarks. One is the Ralph Scott, a fireboat that helped the Los Angeles Fire Department for many years. The other is the Lane Victory, a ship that played a big part in World War II.

The very first historic sites in the Harbor area were built during the Civil War. They were on land owned by Phinneas Banning. These are HCM #21, the Drum Barracks, and HCM #25, the Banning House. Phinneas Banning lived in the Banning House until he passed away.

The harbor has always been important for the military. Fort MacArthur in San Pedro became a military base in 1888. You can find Civil War buildings like the Drum Barracks and a powder magazine there. There are also old coastal artillery batteries from World War I, like Battery Osgood-Farley. You can even see the flying bridge from a World War II ship, the USS Los Angeles.

Many of these historic spots are now museums you can visit. This includes Banning House, Drum Barracks, the Point Fermin Lighthouse, and the old San Pedro Municipal Ferry Building. The ferry building is now the Los Angeles Maritime Museum. Near the Point Fermin Lighthouse, you can see old artillery bunkers. These were used between World War I and World War II. You can also find the beautiful Korean Bell of Friendship there. It was a gift from South Korea in 1976 for America's 200th birthday.

The Los Angeles Conservancy offers tours of the historic sites in downtown San Pedro. These tours let you see inside many of these old buildings.

Historic-Cultural Monuments in the Harbor Area

HCM #	Landmark Name	Date Chosen	Location	Neighborhood	What Makes It Special
21	Drum Barracks and Officers Quarters	June 7, 1963	1051-1055 Cary Dr.	Wilmington	This building was officers' living quarters during the Civil War. Today, it's a Civil War Museum.
25	General Phineas Banning Residence	October 11, 1963	410 E. "M" St.	Wilmington	A beautiful Greek Revival style house built in 1863 by Phineas Banning. It's now a museum in Banning Park.
47	Saint John's Episcopal Church	March 15, 1967	1537 Neptune Ave.	Wilmington	Built in 1883, this is the oldest church building in the Harbor area still used for services.
53	Old St. Peter's Episcopal Church	December 6, 1967	Harbor View Memorial Park W. 24th St. & S. Grand Ave.	San Pedro	San Pedro's oldest church, opened in 1884. It was moved to its current park location around 1960.
146	Municipal Ferry Building (Maritime History Museum)	September 17, 1975	Main Channel (San Pedro Harbor)	San Pedro	A cool Streamline Moderne building from 1941. It used to be a ferry terminal and is now the Los Angeles Maritime Museum.
147	James H. Dodson Residence	September 17, 1976	859 W. 13th St.	San Pedro	A Victorian house built in 1881 as a wedding gift for Rudecinda Sepulveda and James Dodson.
154	Fireboat No. 2 and Firehouse No. 112	May 5, 1976	Old Dock St.	San Pedro	Fireboat #2, also known as the Ralph J. Scott, is a famous fireboat. Firehouse 112 was its home.
155	Memory Chapel	May 5, 1976	1146 N. Marine Ave.	Wilmington	Built in 1870, this is the oldest Protestant church in the Harbor area. It's also called Calvary Presbyterian Church.
171	Site of Timm's Landing	February 16, 1977	Fish slip	San Pedro	This was a busy shipping center in the mid-1800s. No original buildings are left, but there's a park now.
186	Morgan House (Harbor Area YWCA)	April 19, 1978	437 W. 9th St.	San Pedro	An American Craftsman style YWCA building designed by famous architect Julia Morgan and built in 1918.
187	Korean Bell and Belfry of Friendship	May 3, 1978	37th & Gaffey St.	San Pedro	A huge bell given to the city by South Korea in 1976 for America's 200th birthday.
188	USS Los Angeles Naval Monument	May 3, 1978	550 S. Harbor Blvd.	San Pedro	This monument has parts of the heavy cruiser Los Angeles, like its mainmast and anchors. It was dedicated in 1977.
213	S.S. Catalina (The Great White Steamship)	May 16, 1979	Formerly at Berth 96, L.A. Harbor	San Pedro	A famous steamship that carried 25 million people to Santa Catalina Island from 1924 to 1975.
249	Powder Magazine (Camp Drum)	August 10, 1982	561 E. Opp St.	Wilmington	This brick and stone building was used to store gunpowder during the Civil War at Camp Drum. It was built in 1862.
251	Juarez Theater (Warner Brothers)	August 25, 1982	478 W. 6th St.	San Pedro	A beautiful Art Deco movie theater designed by B. Marcus Priteca and built in 1931. It still has its original murals.
252	Harbor View House	August 25, 1982	921 Beacon St.	San Pedro	A five-story Spanish Colonial Revival building from 1926. It was a recreation center for servicemen.
253	Muller House Museum	September 28, 1982	1542 S. Beacon St.	San Pedro	A Colonial Revival house built in 1899 with pretty leaded glass. It was moved to its current spot in 1985.
308	Wilmington Branch Library	June 27, 1986	309 W. Opp St.	Wilmington	A Spanish Colonial style library built in 1927. It was designed by Sylvanus Marston and others.
342	Masonic Temple (Wilmington, California)	January 22, 1988	227 N. Avalon Blvd.	Wilmington	A Renaissance Revival lodge hall. It's believed to have been built in 1882 and moved in 1912.
414	Wilmington Cemetery	January 24, 1989	605 E. O St.	Wilmington	This cemetery was built in 1857 on land given by Phineas Banning. Civil War soldiers are buried here.
505	First Baptist Church of San Pedro (Facade & Stained Glass Window)	May 22, 1990	555 W. 7th St.	San Pedro	A Beaux Arts Classical church from 1919 with Egyptian columns and beautiful stained glass windows.
509	Camphor Trees	December 18, 1990	1200–1268 Lakme Ave.	Wilmington	52 camphor trees planted south of Banning House in 1930 when the land was sold.
514	Residence at 381–383 10th Street	January 22, 1991	383 10th St.	San Pedro	A Colonial Revival house built in 1907, featuring three different types of wood siding.
515	Battery Osgood-Farley	January 22, 1991	3601 Gaffey St.	San Pedro	A concrete bunker built in 1919. It was used for coastal defense until 1944.
557	Wilbur F. Wood House	April 21, 1992	4026 Bluff Place	San Pedro	This house was built by the person who started the modern tuna packing industry, the founder of "Chicken of the Sea."
571	Cabrillo Beach Bathhouse	December 18, 1993	3720 Stephen White Dr.	San Pedro	A Mediterranean style beach house built in 1932.
732	San Pedro Municipal Building	October 22, 2002	638 S. Beacon St.	San Pedro	Also known as "San Pedro City Hall," this seven-story building was finished in 1928. It's the tallest building in San Pedro.
751	Redmen's Hall	April 29, 2003	543 Shepard St.	San Pedro	This Craftsman-style building was a library when it was built in 1915. Later, it became a meeting hall.
814	The Danish Castle	July 8, 2005	324 W. 10th St.	San Pedro	A house built in the 1880s by a Danish sea captain. It looks like a castle!
914	Avalon Boulevard Mexican Fan Palm Trees	April 8, 2008	Avalon Blvd. between E. Lomita Blvd. and W. I St.	Wilmington	218 Mexican Fan Palm trees planted for the 1932 Olympic Games.

Other Important Historic Sites in the Harbor Area

Besides the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments, there are other important historic places in the Harbor area. Some of these are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. One very special one is the SS Lane Victory, which is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. Here are some of these sites:

Code	Landmark Name	Image	Date Chosen	Location	Neighborhood	What Makes It Special
2380	U.S. Post Office (San Pedro, California)			801–841 S. Beacon St.	San Pedro	An Art Deco post office built in 1936. It has beautiful marble, bronze, and murals showing postal and harbor history.
2385	Point Fermin Lighthouse			805 Paseo Del Mar	San Pedro	Built in 1874 from California redwood. This lighthouse is now a museum with its original special lens.
2709	Municipal Warehouse No. 1			2500 Signal St.	San Pedro	A six-story warehouse built in 1917. It has great views of the harbor from its roof.
	Battleship USS Iowa			250 South Harbor Blvd.	San Pedro	This famous battleship was used by presidents. It's the only battleship on the West Coast.
	Los Angeles Harbor Light Station		October 14, 1980	Los Angeles Harbor (San Pedro Breakwater)	San Pedro	A unique lighthouse made of steel-reinforced concrete. It's the only one of its kind.
	American Trona Corporation Building	image needed	August 30, 1984	Pacific Ave.	San Pedro	An industrial building from around 1917. It was used to process and store salt.
	Battery John Barlow and Saxton		May 4, 1982	Fort MacArthur	San Pedro	A coastal defense gun area that is part of Fort MacArthur.
	500 Varas Square-Government Reserve		March 12, 1986		San Pedro	This land near the Port of Los Angeles was set aside for the government in the 1800s. It later became Fort MacArthur.
	SS Lane Victory		December 14, 1990	Berth 46, Port of San Pedro	San Pedro	A World War II Victory ship that is now a museum ship.