Address
3153 Huelani Pl, Honolulu, HI 96822
TMK
(1) 2-9-033: 009
SHPD Historic Site Number
Not Yet Available
Abstract
Built in 1929, the Dr. V.E.M. and Marian Osorio Residence is significant as a good example of a Mediterranean Revival style house built in Honolulu during the late 1920s. The architect was Robert Miller; Y. Kobayashi was the builder. The residence embodies major elements of the style with its tile roof, stucco walls and extensive use of round arched and segmental arched openings. Also typical are the use of wrought iron grille work, the interior’s spindle gates, the foyer’s groin arched ceiling, tile floors, wrought iron curtain rods, and the various Spanish light fixtures and sconces. Reminiscent of the Mediterranean Revival style and rarely seen to such a high degree in Hawai‘i residences are the use of heavy timbering in the lintels above openings, the living room’s open beam ceiling, window frame and master bedroom’s oriel window. Robert Miller designed four other Spanish Mission or Mediterranean revival houses also listed on the Hawai‘i Register. In addition to his residential work, Miller was one of the architects involved with Honolulu Hale, and also rendered the Kalihi and Kaimuki fire stations in a Spanish Mission style.
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