Address
44 Merchant Street, Honolulu, HI 968138
44 Merchant Street, Honolulu, HI 968138
TMK
(1) 2-1-002:012
SHPD Historic Site Number
80-14-9903
National Register of Historic Places
#72000416
Abstract
The Kamehameha V Post Office is a two-story concrete block structure with blocks scored to resemble cut stone. Structural and non-structural embellishments include excellent examples of classical design elements. The Kamehameha V Post Office is significant both historically and architecturally. At the time of its construction it was one of the outstanding public buildings in the Hawaiian Kingdom, significant for its early use of concrete blocks and iron bars for reinforcement of formed structural concrete. It was also the first post office building in Hawaii.
The Kamehameha V Post Office is a two-story concrete block structure with blocks scored to resemble cut stone. Structural and non-structural embellishments include excellent examples of classical design elements. The Kamehameha V Post Office is significant both historically and architecturally. At the time of its construction it was one of the outstanding public buildings in the Hawaiian Kingdom, significant for its early use of concrete blocks and iron bars for reinforcement of formed structural concrete. It was also the first post office building in Hawaii.
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