Kauai Non-Residential

Coco Palms Resort

Address 4-241 Kuhio Hwy, Kapaʻa, HI 96746 TMK (4) 4-01-003:004, 005, 007, 011, 017, 039, 044 and 4-01-005:014, 017. SHPD Historic Site Number Not Yet Available Abstract The Coco Palms Resort is a multi-resource tropical resort located in the town of Wailua, just outside of Kapa‘a, Kaua‘i. Built in the 1950s, Coco Palms is significant under Criterion A for its association with the development of resorts on Kaua‘i and in Hawai‘i, and for its role as a Polynesian-style destination resort. It is significant under Criterion B for its association with Lyle Guslander, the founder of the neighbor island hotel industry, and his wife and long-time resort manager, Grace (Buscher) Guslander. Under Criterion C, Coco Palms is significant as one of the only surviving resorts of its type and period and because it represents a range of prominent Mid-Century Hawaii architect firms.

2023-03-22T14:59:20-10:00March 22nd, 2023|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: |

Sueoka Market / Koloa

Address 5392 Koloa Road, Koloa, Hawaii  96813 TMK (4) 2-8-008:035 SHPD Historic Site Number Not Available. Abstract Approved for Criterion A (Historic Events and Patterns).  This building is significant on the local level for the period of 1933 when the Sueoka Store started leasing the property and 1953 when the Sueoka Market began occupying the entire store and celebrated the second grand opening.  The Sueoka Store, when located in the "Japanese camp" of the Koloa Sugar Plantation, offered general supplies and goods to the Japanese workers there until it moved to its current location on Koloa Road.  The Sueoka Market has remained in its current location for 85 years and is still operated by the descendents of the Sueoka Family. This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.

2019-05-06T10:37:05-10:00January 24th, 2019|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: |

Camp Sloggett

Address Kokee State Park, 3600 Kokee Road, Kekaha, Kauai 96796 TMK N/A SHPD Historic Site Number N/A National Register of Historic Places #93000773 Abstract Camp Sloggett is significant as a surviving example of camp architecture from the early 1920s and for its associations with the Sloggett family and the YWCA. This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.

2017-04-21T01:01:37-10:00June 16th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

Kong Lung Store

Address 2484 Keneke Street (Lighthouse Road), Kilauea, Kauai 96754 TMK (4) 5-2-008:029 SHPD Historic Site Number 30-04-9394 National Register of Historic Places #93000776 Abstract The Kong Lung Store is a single-story Craftsman/bungalow-style structure of fieldstone up to the lower portion of the gable. It is the last of the stone structures built by the Kilauea Sugar Company and was constructed ca. 1941 to replace an older wooden frame building at the same site. The store is an example of how the masonry construction used for domestic architecture in Kilauea was adapted to a commercial building. It is also significant for its associations with the sugar plantation and the goods it provided for the plantation workers. While the building was owned by the plantation, it was managed independently by Chew Lung. This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.

2017-04-21T01:01:37-10:00June 9th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

Hanapepe Town Lot #18 (Pool Hall)

Address 3865 Hanapepe Road, Hanapepe, Kauai 96716 TMK (4) 1-9-004: 008 SHPD Historic Site Number 30-09-9389 National Register of Historic Places #93001033 Abstract The former Pool Hall at Hanapepe Town Lot #18 is a long building which sits on the main road of the once thriving town.  The building is a one story, single wall building constructed of vertical tongue and groove boards.  The front elevation has a false front and an awning roof over the side walk. Pool Hall is a surviving example of the vernacular wood commercial buildings constructed in Hawaii in the early twentieth century.  The building is also significant for its associations with the growth of the town of Hanapepe. This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.

2017-04-21T01:03:09-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

Russian Fort Elizabeth

Address Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park, Waimea, Kauai 96766 TMK (4) 1-7-005: 003 SHPD Historic Site Number 30-05-1000 National Historic Landmark National Register of Historic Places #66000299 Abstract This 17.5 acre land parcel is the site of Russian Fort Elizabeth, a large irregular octagon-shaped stone structure, that sits on the banks of the Waimea River. It is 300 to 450 feet in cross diameter and features 25-45 foot rock walls some of which are 20 feet high, with the stone foundations of a magazine, barracks, and other buildings still extant. The Fort is the most impressive reminder of attempts by the Russians to gain a position of influence in the Hawaiian Islands during the early 19th century. Later occupied by Hawaiian troops it was abandoned in 1853. This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.

2017-04-21T01:03:09-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

Waimea Elementary & Jr. High School Homemaking & Classroom Buildings

Address 9707 Tsuchiya Road, Waimea, Kauai 96796 TMK (4) 1-6-010: 004 SHPD Historic Site Number 30-05-9391 Abstract Two pre-1940 classroom buildings sits on Waimea Elementary & Jr. High School campus in the heart of Waimea town. The 1936 Homemaking Building is the only extant school building on Kauai with this type of board and batten wall and the Classroom Building (which is currently being used as a dressing room) is a four-room building with a gable roof and inset lanai along the entire length of the building. These two buildings retain significant physical and associative integrity, despite the modern setting of the other school buildings, and show the developments in public education in the Territory of Hawaii, the architecture of Kauai's public schools and the specific history of the settlement of the Waimea area. Also, homemaking was the main vocational course of study for female students during the territorial period. This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.

2017-04-21T01:03:09-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: |

Waimea Educational Center

Address 4540 Ola Road, Waimea, Kauai 96796 TMK (4) 1-6-007: 042 SHPD Historic Site Number 30-05-9316 Abstract The Waimea Educational Center is a board-and-batten, single-story structure with a gable roof and skylights. The building functions as a community center and gymnasium, has a raised stage platform on one end, and features a 120-foot longitudinal ridge beam with a series of scissor trusses and purlins. The buildings were designed during the 1930s by Hart Wood, one of the foremost architects in the Territory of Hawaii. This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.

2017-04-21T01:03:09-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: |

Yamase Building

Address 4493 Moana Road, Waimea, Kauai 96796 TMK (4) 1-6-007: 032 SHPD Historic Site Number 30-05-9318 National Register of Historic Places #96000398 Abstract The Yamase Building is a two-story, wood-frame, tongue-and-groove structure that was built in a curved form on a corner lot along the main thoroughfare of Waimea, a small town in West Kauai. It has a rectangular wood shingle gable roof with small hip ends that cantilevers at the corner at approximately 20 feet from the first floor supporting wall and also features gable end walls with wood louvered vents. The Yamase Building is significant as a very distinctive representative of commercial architecture in rural Hawaii built by an itinerant Japanese temple builder named Murukama. It is also significant for its association with the development of commerce in Waimea town and the success of immigrants in Hawaii. This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.

2018-09-20T15:32:03-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

Masuda Building

Address 9815 Laau Road, Waimea, Kauai 96796 TMK (4) 1-6-007: 030 SHPD Historic Site Number 30-05-9324 Abstract The Masuda Building is a single-story, wood-frame structure with a wood parapet and hip roof. The building's exterior form conforms to the curved corner lot configuration. The Masuda Building is an example of post-World War I commercial development in Waimea Town. The architectural style and design is an unique example of the work of an unnamed craftsman and Japanese temple builder. This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.

2018-09-20T15:20:17-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: |
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