Oahu Residential_Non-Tax Exempt
Address
17 Kepola Place, Honolulu, HI 96817
TMK
(1) 2-2-005:026
SHPD Historic Site Number
80-14-9103
Abstract
The Dr. Edward and Elsie Lau Residence, which was built in 1951, is located in a quiet neighborhood on a side street off the Nuuanu Pali Highway on lands which previously were part of Governor Carter’s front yard. The L-shaped main body of the modern style house is one story in height and has a front kitchen wing which is two stories. There is a lower level garage cut into the hillside. The Dr. Edward and Elsie Lau Residence is significant as a good example of Honolulu architect Alfred Preis’s residential work of the early 1950s. The house is typical of Preis’s work with its fine attention to detail, numerous built-in pieces, strong color sensibility, flowing indoor-outdoor relationships, and highly modern style.
The Dr. Edward and Elsie Lau Residence, which was built in 1951, is located in a quiet neighborhood on a side street off the Nuuanu Pali Highway on lands which previously were part of Governor Carter’s front yard. The L-shaped main body of the modern style house is one story in height and has a front kitchen wing which is two stories. There is a lower level garage cut into the hillside. The Dr. Edward and Elsie Lau Residence is significant as a good example of Honolulu architect Alfred Preis’s residential work of the early 1950s. The house is typical of Preis’s work with its fine attention to detail, numerous built-in pieces, strong color sensibility, flowing indoor-outdoor relationships, and highly modern style.
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