Address
45-495 Mamane St, Honokaa, HI 96727
TMK
(3) 4-5-16: 022
SHPD Historic Site Number
Not Yet Available
Abstract
Constructed in 1927, the Ikeuchi & Sons Inc. property is significant at the local level under Criterion A as a good example of small business entrepreneurship during the Territorial and early Statehood periods in Hawai‘i. The Ikeuchi family reflects the history of peoples who settled in this area of the Hāmākua District on Hawai‘i Island. The Ikeuchis were involved in several types of businesses (boarding, restaurant, general retail, tinsmithing, plumbing and hardware) while seeking a stable means to support the expanding family. The property is significant under Criterion C as a good example of plantation era architecture for wood commercial and residential buildings constructed in Hawai‘i during the opening decades of the 20th century. The Residential structure, makai of the Commercial space, is two stories with a concrete floor and walls and posts which support the upper floor. The walls are tongue-and-groove. Plantation-era features include the Japanese traditional bath (furo), single wall construction, double-hung windows and totan (corrugated iron). The Commercial building’s character defining elements include the structure’s front elevation’s windows, doors, shed-roofed awning, and false front with its bracketed cornice.
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