Address
54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapaau, Hawaii 96755
54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapaau, Hawaii 96755
TMK
(3) 5-4-005:001
SHPD Historic Site Number
10-02-7127
National Register of Historic Places
#79000754
Abstract
The Kohala District Courthouse stands on a prominent rise overlooking the plantation town of Kapaau. It is a modest, one-story frame structure with a lateral running gable roof of corrugated iron. Several additions have been placed on the rear of the original 56′ x 32′ rectangular building. The Kohala District Courthouse is significant as a good example of late-nineteenth century plantation architecture applied to a public building. Built in 1889 under King Kalakaua, the building is one of less than half a dozen monarchy period district courthouses listed in the sate inventory.
The Kohala District Courthouse stands on a prominent rise overlooking the plantation town of Kapaau. It is a modest, one-story frame structure with a lateral running gable roof of corrugated iron. Several additions have been placed on the rear of the original 56′ x 32′ rectangular building. The Kohala District Courthouse is significant as a good example of late-nineteenth century plantation architecture applied to a public building. Built in 1889 under King Kalakaua, the building is one of less than half a dozen monarchy period district courthouses listed in the sate inventory.
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