Address
3833 Old Pali Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
TMK
(1) 1-9-004:008
SHPD Historic Site Number
Not Yet Available
Historic Designations:
Hawai‘i Register of Historic Places
Nomination Form
Abstract
The Charles and Alice Hite Residence, built in 1941, is situated on Old Pali Road in Nu‘uanu Valley. The residence is a good example of the early 1940s Regional style. The house was designed by Albert Ely Ives, a prominent architect in Hawai‘i during the 1930s through the 1950s. Notable features include acid stained concrete floors, beveled doors, ‘ōhi‘a floors and a double pitched, hip-gable roof with overhanging eaves and exposed rafter tails. The home is also significant for its associations with the history of art in Hawai‘i, containing a rare example of prominent Honolulu artist, A. S. MacLeod’s work. A fresco frieze depicting everyday life in ancient Hawai‘i is incorporated into the architecture. MacLeod was one of the preeminent artists in Hawaii during the pre-World War II period. He remained active in Honolulu’s art world following the war exhibiting at the Honolulu Academy of Arts and a number of private Honolulu galleries as well as in San Francisco, Vancouver, Philadelphia, and New York.