Address
75 North King Street, Honolulu, HI 96817
75 North King Street, Honolulu, HI 96817
TMK
(1) 1-7-002:009
SHPD Historic Site Number
50-80-14-8164
Abstract
The Yim Quon Building is located on the northwest corner of King and Maunakea Streets. The property was financed by and erected for a Chinese owner following the 1886 Chinatown Fire. The building survived a second Chinatown fire that occurred in 1900 and appears to the the oldest building in the Chinatown Historic District. The building is individually eligible under Criterion A in the areas of Commerce and Ethnic Heritage at the local level of significance, as well as Criterion C, Architecture, at the local level of significance.
The Yim Quon Building is located on the northwest corner of King and Maunakea Streets. The property was financed by and erected for a Chinese owner following the 1886 Chinatown Fire. The building survived a second Chinatown fire that occurred in 1900 and appears to the the oldest building in the Chinatown Historic District. The building is individually eligible under Criterion A in the areas of Commerce and Ethnic Heritage at the local level of significance, as well as Criterion C, Architecture, at the local level of significance.
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.