Yearly Archives: 2014

Address 2911 Pacific Heights Road, Honolulu HI 96813 TMK (1) 2-2-030:033 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9771 Abstract The Pratt House is situated in the center of an upward sloping lot on Pacific Heights Road and is one of the earliest houses built in the area. Located on the site are the main house, a guest cottage and a carport. The 3300 square foot main house is of Late Victorian Queen Anne style of architecture, it is two stories and sits on a stone foundation. Queen Anne architecture is characterized by asymmetry, various roof lines, often with corner turrets, and freedom of interior planning, usually with a front living hall. The house is monochromatic whits, as is typical of Hawaii's domestic architecture of the period, and the characteristic Queen Anne veranda is maximized here to provide outdoor living space. 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.

Address 3030 Puiwa Lane, Honolulu HI 96817 TMK (1) 2-2-044:026 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9025 Abstract The Samuel A. and Laura S. Walker Residence was built in 1917 in Nu`uanu. It is a significant example of a bungalow style house constructed in Hawaii in years prior to 1920. The house is typical of its period in its use of materials, methods of construction, craftsmanship, and design. Typical features, such as battered lava rock piers, distinctive bracketing, shingled gable ends, and emphasis on horizontality, make it one of the earliest examples of a colonial bungalow to be found in Hawai`i. However, the lateral running gable roof, a less common bungalow roof form, and its colonial associations engendered by its Tuscan columns distinguish this bungalow from others of its period. This house is also significant for its associations with financier Samuel A. Walker and Judge Gerald Corbett, also known as the "Father of the Family Court System." 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.

Address 71 Dowsett Avenue, Honolulu HI 96817 TMK (1) 2-2-044:024 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9994 Abstract The Isabelle Jones House is a two story wooden Colonial Revival. The house sits on a level triangular lot covered primarily by lawn with trees and planting around the periphery. Isabelle Jones was the widow of Edwin Austin, the son of Peter Cushman Jones, founding partner of C. Brewer, co-founder of the Bank of Hawaii, treasurer of Punahou School and Minister of Finance under Queen Lilluoukalani. She built the house in 1924; the 1925 Business Directory shows her residence as 71 Dowsett. Isabelle Jones kept a life interest in the property and her daughter Catherine Thompson the remainderment until 1945. 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.

Address 247 Dowsett Avenue, Honolulu HI 96817 TMK (1) 2-2-045:005 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9842 Abstract The Richards/Goodale/Carter House was built in 1921 in Nu`uanu. It is significant as the best known example of a house associated with Catherine Jones Richards, a successful and renowned landscape architect of Hawai`i and the mailand. While there are numerous examples of her landscape work, this may be the only surviving work of her architectural design capabilities. The house is of further significance as a fine, intact example of a large Colonial Revival house that is enhanced by its setting in landscaped grounds, which exemplify kama`aina living in Hawai`i. The 1948 renovations done by Mark Potter have reached significance in their own right. The site is also significant for the auwai or early irrigation system located on the property. 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.

Address 3239 Pali Highway, Honolulu, HI 96817 TMK (1) 2-2-045:040 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9048 Abstract The Louis F. and Majorie Booth Stephens residence, located on the Pali Highway, was built in 1926. It is significant as an example of a colonial bungalow style house constructed in Hawaii during the 1920's. The well articulated pedimented portico with its columns, modilions and the diminuitive window in its pediment place a strong colonial imprint on this symmetric composition. The paneled walls and ceilings of the spacious living/dining room further reinforce this colonial sensibility. At the same time, the house's horizontality, bracketed, clipped gable roof, lava rock foundation, and side bay windows and rear wings, all place the residence within the larger bungalow tradition. Combining the two most popular residential styles of the time, the Stephens residence well reflects its 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.

Address 155 Dowsett Avenue, Honolulu HI 96817 TMK (1) 2-2-046:056 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9767 Abstract The Thomas Victor King House is a two-story, frame house built in the Colonial Revival style of architecture in 1918 in the Dowsett Tract area of Nuuanu Valley, a residential neighborhood near downtown Honolulu. The home is significant for its architecture and represents the work of the locally-prominent architectural firm of Emory & Webb Architects, which was responsible for designing several outstanding residential, commercial, religious, and institutional buildings during the early 20th century. Although Colonial Revival style usually contains a symmetrical balance of exterior and interior elements, this house features an off-center entrance while still maintaining a central hall plan, as well as a now-enclosed lanai at the rear of the house. It was constructed for a successful Honolulu businessman with the California Feed Co. The King family lived in the house until 1929. 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.

Address 3311 Kahawalu Drive, Honolulu HI 96817 TMK (1) 2-2-049:025 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9775 Abstract Built in 1930, the W.W. Goodale Moir Residence is a one-story Spanish Colonial Revival house built on a gently sloping pie-shaped lot in lush Nu'uanu Valley and surrounded by notable gardens. The home was known as Lipolani. It is significant for its architecture as an example of the residential work of architect Louis E. Davis who designed many structures in the popular Spanish Colonial Revival style in the 1920s & 1930s. The house is noted for its unusual and artistic detailing. It features cement stucco exterior walls;  red tile roof; an arched entry; and metal casement windows. The unusual shaped site is almost completely enclosed in such a manner as to create several courtyards with distinctive characteristics around the house. The house has been featured in numerous books and magazines for the owners' artful handling of the gardens. The residence was built by William Whitmore Goodale Moir, a noted orchid hybridizer and long time sugar industry agronomist. 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.

Address 3346 Kaohinani Drive, Honolulu HI 96817 TMK (1) 2-2-050:002 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-1378 Abstract The Purvis Residence was built in 1930 in lower Nuuanu on a sloping, landscaped lot overlooking Nuuanu stream. The house is significant for its architecture as a good example of a 1920/1930s Spanish Mission Revival residence in Hawaii. It was designed by architect C. W. Dickey and has a notable 1934 addition by Harry Sims Bent. Dickey and Bent were two of the major architects working in Honolulu during the 1930s. The single-story  house exemplifies the Spanish Mission Revival style with plastered walls and red tile gabled roof. The home was built for R. M. Purvis, who for thirty-six years was associated with the Bishop National Bank, retiring in 1948 as its Vice President. The Purvis family resided in this house untill 1939. 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.