Yearly Archives: 2021

Address 3035 Kiele Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815 TMK (1) 3-1-033:027 SHPD Historic Site Number Not Yet Available Abstract Completed in 1928, the residence at 3035 Kiele Avenue is significant under Criterion A as a plot developed in the 1920s as part of the Diamond Head Terrace subdivision. The tract, an exclusive neighborhood approximately 16 acres in size developed in 1921 by the Henry Waterhouse Trust Company, Ltd., is situated between the lower slopes of Diamond Head and the Pacific Ocean, and adjacent to Kapi‘olani Park. The one-and-a-half story bungalow is also significant under Criterion C as an example of a 20th Century builders’ bungalow, a style somewhat similar to English Cottage, Tudor Revival and Storybook styles, all very popular post World War I. The architect is unknown. Stylistic elements include the steeply pitched, side gabled roof, horizontal lap siding with flared base, rounded arch front door, adjacent rounded arch casement window and storybook-style asymmetrical entry. The interior maintains original detailing including original double French doors, paneled doors with vintage hardware and built-ins throughout. The bungalow style with Tudor influences is reflective of many residences of historic Diamond Head Terrace and others throughout Honolulu.

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.

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.

Address 922 Mokulua Dr, Kailua, HI 96734 TMK (1) 4-3-007: 035 SHPD Historic Site Number Not Yet Available Abstract The Dr. Forrest Joy and Marion Pinkerton Beach House was built in 1946. It is significant as a good example of a single wall beach house built in a Hawai‘i Regional style during the mid-1920s. Elements reflective of this style include unadorned walls, horizontal profile, and use of the front and rear lanai for outdoor living and to access the various rooms. Elements maximizing Hawai‘i’s climate include mesh-screened ventilators in the bathrooms with a decorative wood screen and the large sliding doors, and louvered bedroom doors. A common feature in houses located near the beach is the presence of an exterior door leading into the shower. The house was designed by the Honolulu architectural firm Rothwell, Kangeter & Lester. The house is also significant under Criterion A for its associations with the development of Lanikai. Forrest Joy was an ear, nose and throat physician who served on the staff of several area hospitals. After the attack on Pearl Harbor he founded and was a longtime director of the Hawai‘i Blood Bank, one of the first such facilities in the nation.

Address 2209 McKinley St, Honolulu, HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-9-001: 006 SHPD Historic Site Number Not Yet Available Abstract Built in 1912, the John A. and Jean L. Johnson Bungalow is significant under Criteria A and C. Under Criterion C, it is a good example of a Craftsman Bungalow style house built in Honolulu during the second decade of the twentieth century. The residence conveys the spirit of the style in its workmanship, asymmetry, use of lava rocks, large gabled front and rear dormers, corner porch with front facing gable roof and figure four brackets. Distinctive features include a composition shingled lateral running roof with intersecting gables and open overhanging eaves with exposed rafter tails, a common Bungalow feature in Hawai‘i. Interior features such as the built-in China cabinet with leaded glass windows, box bay window, floor’s parquetry, built-in book cases and linen closets and the 6 x 1 double hung sash windows also exemplify the Craftsman style. The house is also significant under Criterion A for its associations with the development of Mānoa Valley and the College Hills Tract.

Address 4333-4335 Royal Circle, Honolulu, HI 96816 TMK (1) 3-5-002: 043 SHPD Historic Site Number Not Yet Available Abstract Built in 1931, the Allen W. and E. Vivian Smith Residence is significant under Criterion C as an example of a 1930s Tudor revival style house in Honolulu. The architect was John Alvin Shadinger who began designing houses in 1922. It’s estimated that he designed over two million dollars’ worth of housing over the course of his 30-year career. The house sits on a lava rock and wood post with a pier foundation that features a square lattice apron and includes a number of distinctive features. It has steep gabled roofs, a rambling floor plan, an asymmetric massing, half timbering on the accompanying cottage, beamed ceilings that support the living and dining rooms’ console, and diamond paned windows. The use of bay windows in the second story and living room are a very late appearance of these features and may be a result of an effort to playfully convey the romantic fantasy of the Tudor style. The Smith residence is to be included in the Honolulu Tudor-French Norman Cottages Thematic Group.

Address 2441 Pacific Heights Rd, Honolulu, HI 96813 TMK -- 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.

Address 2740 Oahu Ave, Honolulu, HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-9-015:001 SHPD Historic Site Number Not Yet Available Abstract Constructed in 1931, the 2704 O‘ahu Avenue Residence is significant under Criterion A as it reflects the patterns of settlement and chronicles the saga of development in Honolulu. This parcel is located in the west Mānoa area in the subdivision of Puʻupueo, a large tract of land that extended from Mānoa Road to O‘ahu Avenue and nearby the terminus of the Honolulu Rapid Transit Company’s Mānoa trolley line. The parcel was originally owned by Judge Henry E. Cooper who had once been Mānoa Valley’s largest landowner and one of the central figures in the overthrow of Queen Liliʻuokalani. It is also significant under Criterion C as a good example of a 19th and early 20th Century American Movement Craftsman/Bungalow style cottage. This style became popular in Honolulu’s residential neighborhoods in the 1920s and 1930s and became identified as a “Hawaiian Style” of architecture. Known for its originality, simplicity of form, local natural materials, and the presence of hand craftsmanship the residence includes a front porch, lava rock lined steps, and double hung windows.