Address
2874 Komaia Pl, Honolulu, HI 96822
TMK
(1) 2-9-017-022
SHPD Historic Site Number
Not Yet Available
Abstract
The Carl and Emily Reppun Residence, built in 1929, is significant as a good example of a Hawai‘i Regional style house built in Honolulu during the late 1920s. The house is the work of a master, architect Hart Wood and representative of his efforts over the course of the 1920s to develop a regional style by combining traditional forms in new ways. The house sits on a massive battered concrete base with a lava rock second story, a local material which Wood helped popularize as a building material. Elements, such as the rear inset lāna‘i, casement windows and spacious living room opening to the lanai through the use of sliding doors wood pair with architectural elements drawing on America’s colonial past. These include the Doric pilasters framing the entry, and the Mediterranean-inspired, round arched openings of the foyer. The Reppun residence’s use of acid stained concrete on the first floor, including in the kitchen, painted pendent lights and the stair’s marble newel post are examples of Wood’s high degree of craftsmanship.
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