Address
2839 Oahu Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96822

TMK
(1) 2-9-020:050

SHPD Historic Site Number

N/A

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The Benz rental house, sited on a flat lot in Manoa Valley, is a one story, Craftsman Bungalow style house set on a lava rock and post and pier foundation. This house is  significant on the local level under criterion C, as a good example of a bungalow style house built in Honolulu during the 1920s. The house exemplifies this style with its front facing gable roofs, side gable, overhanging eaves and exposed rafter tails. In addition the house has an asymmetrical floor plan and the exterior walls are clad with 4 inch wide wooden clapboards.

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.