 It had a fourth order Fresnel lens, which was transferred from the Point Hueneme Lighthouse.The tower was replaced in 1934 by a square pyramidal skeletal steel tower, which was in turn replaced by the current post light.The area of land now known as Point Arguello was originally known by the 'Chumashan—Canalino Indian' name "Nocto" and was part of the territory ruled by Chief Salipuata at the time of the occupation by the Spanish missionaries.