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National Register Listings in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places near you, with the name, county, category and listing year.

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Rancho Palos Verdes has a population of about 42,448. Every listing carries a name, a location and a source. That is the starting point for deeper work in the local archives.

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On the record near Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

The 12 nearest

421 listed historic sites on the record within 30 miles of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.

Wayfarers Chapelunder a mile from the center of Rancho Palos Verdes · Building · Los Angeles CountyNational Register of Historic Places
Palos Verdes Public Library and Art Gallery3.8 miles from the center of Rancho Palos Verdes · Building · Palos Verdes Estates · listed 1995National Register of Historic Places
Palos Verdes Public Library and Art Gallery-- Farnham Martin's Park (Boundary Increase)3.8 miles from the center of Rancho Palos Verdes · District · Palos Verdes · listed 1996National Register of Historic Places
Malaga Cove Plaza3.8 miles from the center of Rancho Palos Verdes · District · Palos Verdes Estates · listed 2021National Register of Historic Places
Mirlo Gate Lodge Tower4.2 miles from the center of Rancho Palos Verdes · Building · Palos Verdes Estates · listed 2019National Register of Historic Places
Battery Osgood-Farley5.1 miles from the center of Rancho Palos Verdes · Structure · San Pedro · listed 1974National Register of Historic Places
Warner Brothers Theatre5.5 miles from the center of Rancho Palos Verdes · Building · San Pedro · listed 1999National Register of Historic Places
Battery John Barlow and Saxton5.6 miles from the center of Rancho Palos Verdes · Structure · San Pedro · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
Point Fermin Lighthouse6.0 miles from the center of Rancho Palos Verdes · Building · San Pedro · listed 1972National Register of Historic Places
American Trona Corporation Building6.0 miles from the center of Rancho Palos Verdes · Building · Los Angeles · listed 1984National Register of Historic Places
Army and Navy YMCA6.1 miles from the center of Rancho Palos Verdes · Building · Los Angelos · listed 2026National Register of Historic Places
US Post Office--San Pedro Main6.1 miles from the center of Rancho Palos Verdes · Building · San Pedro · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

National Register Listings in Rancho Palos Verdes, step by step

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Pull every listed site in the area with its source
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Match the sites to the records you are working from
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Visit and photograph what still stands
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Note anything missing, moved or wrong on the record
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Submit corrections and photos so the record improves

What people in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Can I correct a mistake in a listing?

Yes. Send a photo, a location fix or a note with your source, and it is checked before it changes the record. People who visit the sites are the best check the record has.

Does this replace the official register files?

No. It points you to them. Each site names its source so you can go to the full nomination file or marker program record for the deeper detail.

How a visit works in Rancho Palos Verdes

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Rancho Palos Verdes, CA the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.