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Abstract The La Pietra Townhouse is a multiple property nomination. The townhouse was conceived in 1967 and built in 1971 by architect Louis Pursel and developer Bert Williams. The site was landscaped by San Francisco landscape architecture firm Eckbo, Dean, Austin and Williams. The site is comprised of 19 duplexes and 38 units, although the listing is comprised of only10 units. The dwelling units at La Pietra Townhouses are significant on the local level under Criterion C, as a very good example of a luxury townhouse unit built in Honolulu during the late 1960s-early 1970s in a modern Hawai‘i style. The design is based on open flowing interior spaces, use of local lava rock and low-pitched hip-gable roofs, with overhanding eaves and exposed rafter tails. The extensive indoor-outdoor opportunities are typical of Hawai‘i’s regional architecture in the modern style. The dwelling units are significant at the local level under criterion A for their associations with the development of townhouse complexes in Hawai‘i. Unusual for the time, the La Pietra Townhouses are the employment of duplexes, as well as the size of the individual units, with 2,228 square feet of living space, and the size and privacy of the back yards. The development’s amount of green, open space is significant.  They are also significant for associations with historic preservation in Hawai‘i. The call for the need to preserve La Pietra, which had been slated for demolition, was among early successful public outcries against a large-scale private development proposal in the name of historic preservation. Unit 1: Al and Vivian Phillips Residence Address 3005 La Pietra Circle TMK (1) 3-1-029:0330001 Nomination Form Unit 2:  [...]

Address 1308 Alapai Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 TMK (1) 2-1-037: 001 SHPD Historic Site Number Not Yet Available Abstract The Queens Quarters, also known as Alapai Apartments, was designed by Jo Paul Rognstad. Built by Allied Construction, the structure was completed in 1969. The Queen’s Quarters is significance under Criterion A for its association with the development of housing in Honolulu during the late 1960s. Queen’s Quarters is also significant under Criterion C for its distinctive mid-century design employing strong horizontal and vertical elements. The open-air walkways at each lever and the cantilevered lanai are local adaptations to the mid-century vocabulary. The building’s rectilinear forms, asymmetry, cantilevered elements, and a lack of decoration are key characteristics of the International Style.  The building is an expression of Hawai‘i vernacular in its use of concrete as the primary building material, its open-air walkways and stairs, breis block walls for ventilation, and louvered windows and doors.

Address 3011 Vista Place, Honolulu, HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-9-030-017 SHPD Historic Site Number Not Yet Available Abstract Built in 1928, the Martin J. & Mary Condon Residence is significant under Criterion C as a bungalow style house built in the 1920s. The house sits on a lava rock and post and pier foundation. It differs from the typical bungalow by its use of clipped gable roofs, both on the main body of the house and its two projecting porches. Other unusual features include the placement of the “front” and “rear” porches adjacent to one another and the orientation of the house with its façade facing the side of the lot rather than the street. The use of Tuscan columns is also uncommon for the style. Elements typical of the style include the projecting porches with front facing clipped gable roofs, use of lava rock in the foundation and the roof’s open, overhanging eaves with exposed rafter tails. The flowing living-dining room space on the interior is also associated with the bungalow style in Hawai‘i.

Address 1828 McKinley St, Honolulu, HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-8-021-030 SHPD Historic Site Number Not Yet Available Abstract The Claude & Helena Buffet Residence is significant under Criterion C as a bungalow style house built during the 1920s. Built in 1929, the residence includes many features typical of the style including its prominent, projecting, gable roofed-enclosed lanai, square columns, and the use of local lava rock, and open, overhanging eaves with exposed rafter tails. Craftsman elements include the flowing living and dining room spaces with their 15 pocket doors and oak floors as well as the 6 x 1 double hung sash windows. Unique to the home are the ornate Cephas B. Rogers four socket, flush mount, ceiling lights.  Cephas Brainerd Rogers (1836-1919) was the eldest of four brothers who gained national recognition for their manufacture of silver-plated goods and flatware.

Address 2823 Coconut Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815 TMK (1) - 3-1-033: 049 SHPD Historic Site Number Not Yet Available Abstract The Donald & Lillian Holzinger Residence was built in 1926. The builder was Pacific Trust Company. The home is significant under Criterion C as a bungalow built during the early 1920s.  The craftsman/bungalow style is an American architectural style and philosophy that began in the last years of the 19th century. Originality, simplicity of form, local natural materials, and the presence of hand craftsmanship were encouraged. The house boasts a lateral running gable roof, lava rock shoulders on the front steps, overhanging eaves and 6 x 1 double hung sash windows and 15-pane entry doors. The house is also significant on the local level under criterion A for its associations with the development of the Diamond Head Terrace tract.

Address 68-433 Crozier Drive, Waialua, HI 96791 TMK (1) 6-8-004: 027 SHPD Historic Site Number Not Yet Available Abstract Built in 1926, the Luther & Addie Hough Beach Cottage is architecturally significant under Criterion C as a vernacular beach cottage constructed in Hawai‘i utilizing single wall construction methods developed on the Islands’ sugar plantations. Elements typical of the period include vertical tongue and groove walls, canec ceilings, post and pier foundation and use of double hung and sliding windows. The openness of the living spaces and lanai and use of open shelving in the bathroom and kitchen lend an air of simplicity associated with a vacation retreat. The beach cottage is also significant under Criterion A for its associations with the development of the Mokulē‘ia Beach Lots subdivision.

Address 3767 Old Pali Road, Honolulu, HI 96817 TMK (1) 1-9-009: 040. SHPD Historic Site Number Not Yet Available Abstract The Herbert Montague & Leilani Richards Residence was built in 1933 with a family room added in 1936. Herbert Montague “Monty” Richards (1904-1970) was born in Honolulu to Theodore and Mary (Atherton) Richards, and was the great grandson of missionary Amos Starr Cooke. The residence is significant at the local level under Criterion C as a house built during the 1930s inspired by the Arts & Crafts Movement. The two-story residence has a composition shingled, intersecting gable and hip roof with open, overhanging eaves and exposed rafter tails. The T-shaped, double wall house has six bedrooms and four full and two half baths. It features cedar shingle siding and sits on a post and pier foundation with a vertical slat apron. Elements of an Arts & Crafts style include the picturesque, rambling, asymmetric massing with a projecting corner entry, mix of window types and sizes and prominent window hoods, the flowing roof, pocket doors that close off the living room area, brick chimney and fireplace and simple, built-in bookcases in the living room and study.