Address
3060 Hōlei St, Honolulu, HI 96815
TMK
(1) 1-9-004: 008
SHPD Historic Site Number
Not Yet Available
Abstract
The Henry Restarick and Eleanor Withington Residence was built in 1938. It is significant on the local level under Criterion C, as an excellent early example of a modern style house built in Honolulu in the late 1930s. It is also significant as the work of a master, designed by Albert Ely Ives, a prominent architect in Hawai‘i during the 1930s through the 1950s. Some of his well-known works include: Hotel Hāna Maui, the Harold Castle residence on Kailua Beach, Gerritt Judd II’s residence as well as additions to the Spaulding residence (formerly the Contemporary Museum of Art) and Washington Place.
Elements of modern architecture’s emphasis on clean cut lines, large plain surfaces and the “free flow of line and mass” are visible throughout. Examples include the flat roof, pipe columns, prominent pergola, sleek step railings and the use of sliding and double doors with their horizontal panes, to access the front and side lanai and rear deck. The house stands as one of the premier examples of pre-World War II residential architecture rendered in an international style adapted to the Hawai‘i climate. Local, place-based touches include the use of coral pavers and a shoji door and expansive pocket and sliding doors and windows opening on the outdoors.
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.