Address
1911 Dole Street, Honolulu, HI 96822
TMK
280130100000
SHPD Historic Site Number
N/A
Abstract
The Kwo On and Ho Kan Kam residence is a rare surviving, intact 1920s house to be found along the roadway near the H-1 Freeway in Honolulu. Built in 1924, the house is significant under Criterion C as representative of the Craftsman style. The single story, single wall residence sits on a post and pier foundation with lava rock piers at the corners and other appropriate intervals. Details reminiscent of the Craftsman style include its use of lava rock in the front steps’ cheek (side) walls and foundations piers, and its flat roofed corner porch which provides an asymmetry to an otherwise balanced composition. Other distinctive elements include the roof’s open, overhanging eaves with exposed rafter tails, flowing first floor public rooms, built-in buffet with leaded glass windows, beveled mirror, picture rails, five panel doors and the crowning of the interior door frames with cavettos.
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