Address
Kipu Road, Kipu Kai, Kauai, 96766
Kipu Road, Kipu Kai, Kauai, 96766
TMK
(4) 3-1-001: 003
SHPD Historic Site Number
50-30-11-02315
Abstract
The Mrs. Mary S. Rice beach house at Kipu Kai is significant on the local level under Criterion A (History/Events), for its associations with the use of Kipu Kai as a vacation retreat and also for its associations with Kipu Kai Ranch. From the time of its construction in 1886 to the present, Mrs. Rice’s beach house at Kipu Kai has gained a reputation for being an isolated vacation enclave unto itself. In addition the ranching operations at Kipu Kai Ranch contributed to the ranching industry of Kauai from the 1920s to 2005, when ranching operations ceased.
The Mrs. Mary S. Rice beach house at Kipu Kai is significant on the local level under Criterion A (History/Events), for its associations with the use of Kipu Kai as a vacation retreat and also for its associations with Kipu Kai Ranch. From the time of its construction in 1886 to the present, Mrs. Rice’s beach house at Kipu Kai has gained a reputation for being an isolated vacation enclave unto itself. In addition the ranching operations at Kipu Kai Ranch contributed to the ranching industry of Kauai from the 1920s to 2005, when ranching operations ceased.
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