Address
60 Niniko Place, Hononlulu, HI 96817
60 Niniko Place, Hononlulu, HI 96817
TMK
(1) 9-008:048
SHPD Historic Site Number
50-80-14-08824
Abstract
Approved for Criterion A (Historical Events and Patterns) and Criterion C (Architecture and Engineering). Frederick Lowrey purchased this Nuuanu parcel in 1892 for his wife and developed the residence as a summer retreat named Niniko. A craftsman style dwelling was constructed that replaced an earlier structure. Mr. Lowrey remarried after his wife’s death and had architect C.W. Dickey upgrade and expand the house in 1927. The craftsman style is an American architectural style and philosophy that began in the last years of the 19th century. This residence is a good example of the style in Honolulu with its lateral running gable roof with broad overhanging eaves and figure four brackets providing a long horizontal profile. The chimney, porte cochere, and lanai’s use of natural lava rock furthers the sense of rusticity associated with the style as does the interior’s extensive use of board and batten.
Approved for Criterion A (Historical Events and Patterns) and Criterion C (Architecture and Engineering). Frederick Lowrey purchased this Nuuanu parcel in 1892 for his wife and developed the residence as a summer retreat named Niniko. A craftsman style dwelling was constructed that replaced an earlier structure. Mr. Lowrey remarried after his wife’s death and had architect C.W. Dickey upgrade and expand the house in 1927. The craftsman style is an American architectural style and philosophy that began in the last years of the 19th century. This residence is a good example of the style in Honolulu with its lateral running gable roof with broad overhanging eaves and figure four brackets providing a long horizontal profile. The chimney, porte cochere, and lanai’s use of natural lava rock furthers the sense of rusticity associated with the style as does the interior’s extensive use of board and batten.
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