Address
1839 Lusitania Street Street, Honolulu, HI 96813
TMK
(1) 2-2-007:078
SHPD Historic Site Number
50-80-14-07747
Historic Designations:
Hawai‘i Register of Historic Places
Abstract
The Frank J. Souza Residence is approved for Criterion C (Architecture and Engineering), as a good example of a craftsman/bungalow style house built in Honolulu in the 1910s-1920s. Its prominent porch with its front facing gable roof, battered columns, and figure four brackets, as well as the use of local lava rock are all typical of the style, and readily convey the style to the passerby. Similarly its roof’s open, overhanging eaves with exposed rafter tails is a common bungalow feature in Hawaii, providing the house with a lower profile. The house’s single wall method of construction is typical of the period in Hawaii. The precise year when the Souza residence was built is unknown, but the prominence of the gable roofed porch as a strong design element argues for the 1920s.
This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.