Address
2441 Pacific Heights Rd, Honolulu, HI 96813
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SHPD Historic Site Number
Not Yet Available
Abstract
The Col. CS and Berlinda Kuulei Marek Residence on O‘ahu was built sometime before 1924 (the exact date is unknown). The home is significant under Criterion C as a good example of a 1.5 story Craftsman Bungalow. Architectural features include wooden shingles, a steep gabled roof, exposed rafters, dormer window openings, and redwood/lava rock construction. This type of dwelling was also known as a California Bungalow, and was popular throughout the United States due to the low cost and wide array of available building plans. The home is located in the historic Honolulu neighborhood of Pacific Heights. The land and house were originally developed by Col. Charles S. Marek, an immigrant from Czechoslovakia who achieved the rank of Colonel in the US Army Reserves where he served for 35 years. He was also an influential figure in American art and globally renowned for his works of seascape and landscape. He and his wife, Berlinda Kuulei Murray Marek, originally from the Big Island of Hawai‘i, are buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
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