HistoricHawaii

Address 4191 Round Top Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-5-016:031 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9811 Abstract Built around 1920, this two-story shingled bungalow is situated on a steeply sloped lot and has a gable roof with double bird's mouth brackets in the eaves, gable ends with louvered vents flanked by square windows with start-burst patterned muntins, and an enclosed porch on the front facade. The interior features a coffered ceiling, stone fireplace, original woodwork, and a grand staircase leading to the lower level. The Mrs. C. W. Case Deering Residence is significant for its association with the early development of the Tantalus residential community.  It also embodies distinctive characteristics of the houses built in the community in the 1920s and is included in the Tantalus Residences Thematic District. 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.

Address 3935 Round Top Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-5-017:011 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9717 Abstract The James A. Wilder Residence was built in 1907. It is a two-story clapboard house and it sits on a steeply sloped lot, has a cruciform design plan, and a hipped roof with closed eaves, exposed rafters, and bracketing. The interior features a brick fireplace, board and batten walls and ceilings, built-in cabinets and bookshelves, and bracketed window sills and plate rail. The James A. Wilder Residence is significant for its association with the the early development of the Tantalus residential community.  It is also significant as an early example of a craftsman style residence in Hawaii and is included in the Tantalus Residences Thematic District. 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.

Address 2721 Kolonahe Place, Honolulu, HI 96813 TMK (1) 2-5-023:045 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9005 Abstract The Leong/Chun House, built in 1955, is a two-story house. The structure has a flat roof and is comprised of cantilevered steel I-beams and exterior walls of white brick and wood resting on a concrete brick foundation. The interior features exposed beams and rafters, structural brick walls, and a fireplace with copper hood and light colored kiln brick wall. The Leong/Chun House is significant as an example of the work of locally renown architect Alfred Preis. It is also an example of the International style of architecture built in Hawaii in the 1950s. 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.

Address 1651 Young Street, Honolulu, HI 96826 TMK (1) 2-8-001:029 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9003 Abstract The Kohatsu Residence, was built in 1912 and in 1952 an apartment building was added to the property. This property has two significant structures: a single-story residence with exterior wood shingles, hipped roof, and wide overhanging eaves with exposed rafter tails; and a two-story apartment building. The interior of the house features high ceilings, large rooms, tongue and groove redwood walls, cove moulding, and carved wood baseboards. The Kohatsu Residence is significant as an example of a well-built cottage constructed in the Pawa‘a District of Honolulu before 1920 and for its association with Dr. Yukihide Kohatsu, a local physician. The apartment building is significant as an example of the type of architecture built in Honolulu in the early 1950's. 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.

Address 1519 Oliver Street, Honolulu, HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-8-013:082 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9835 Abstract The House at 1519 Oliver Street was built in 1926 on a partial lava rock foundation and is basically rectangular in plan. The roof is a combination hip and gable, and the interior walls and ceilings are finished with three-inch tongue-and-groove boards. The House at 1519 Oliver Street is significant as an intact example of Craftsman style architecture in the area surrounding the residence. 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.

Address 2026 McKinley Street, Honolulu HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-8-019:019 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9794 Abstract The Pond/Clark/ Dempster House is a single-story dwelling located in the Manoa Valley district of Honolulu on lands that were sold by Oahu College (now Punahou School) in 1899 as the College Hills Tract. Constructed in 1927, the house is significant for its architecture and for its association with the early residential development of Honolulu.  Designed and built by developer Percy Pond, it exhibits strong Craftsman design influences typical of modest residences built during the first several decades of the twentieth century. The house is of single-wall wooden construction with weatherboard siding flaring out at the water table, and it rests on wooden and stone piers concealed behind wooden latticework. The  front yard is dominated by a large cedar tree and a clump of palms near the front entrance at the southeast corner of the house; while in the rear of the lot the house abuts a sheer rock face. 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.

Address 1929 Kakela Drive, Honolulu HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-8-019:029 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9789 Abstract The Clarence H. Dyer House was built in 1928 in a residential neighborhood in lower Manoa Valley, near Punahou School. It is significant for its architecture as an example of the “Hawaiian" style of architecture popularized by architect Charles Dickey and the Lewers and Cooke Building department during the 1920s. The home's contractor was T. Takahashi. The single-story, wood-frame, post-and-pier house features such distinctive elements as a steep, double-pitched, hipped roof and wide, overhanging eaves covering a front porch. The exterior walls are clad with cedar shingles and lava-rock piers support the porch roof. The interior is distinguished by its open-beam cathedral ceiling and large screened wrap-around lanai, and Celotex sugarcane-fiber board walls and ceilings. There was originally a garage and maid's quarters on the property. Lewers and Cooke was known regionally as a supplier of building materials that actively  promoted the adoption of Dickey's "Hawaiian" Style. 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.