Address
2859 Manoa Road, Honolulu HI 96822

TMK
(1) 2-9-019:035

SHPD Historic Site Number
80-14-1368

National Register of Historic Places
#85003402

Abstract
The Charles Montague Cooke Jr. Residence, also known as Kuali`i, was built in 1912 and is significant for its architecture and its association with Charles Montague Cooke and the Cooke family. Designed by Emory & Webb, a major architectural firm in Honolulu, the house stands as one of their major works from this period. The two-story Tudor Revival style house is situated at the top of a hill in Manoa Valley and has a large front lawn, gracefully landscaped with several mature monkey pod and shower trees. The house is characterized by its massive bluestone and half-timber and stucco facade, steep gable roof, and prominent porte-cochere, which makes it one of the best known examples of the Tudor Revival style in the state. The residence shares the property with an ancient Hawaiian agricultural temple, Kuka`o`o Heiau, an unmortared stone religious temple. The house takes its name “Kuali`i”, from one of the early chiefs of Oahu known to have worshiped at this site.

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