HistoricHawaii

Address 702 Palekaua Place, Honolulu, 96816 TMK (1) 3-1-045:028 SHPD Historic Site Number Not Yet Available Historic Designations: Hawai‘i Register of Historic Places Abstract The Clarke residence, built in 1961, is significant under Criterion C as an excellent example of the residential work of the master Honolulu architect Vladimir Ossipoff during the late 1950s - early 1960s. Rendered in a modern style the house is typical of Ossipoff's work and the period with its fine attention to detail and use of local materials such as sandstone in its walls and 'ohi'a columns on the lanai. The home boasts numerous built-in pieces, use of local materials, strong, flowing indoor-outdoor relationships, and modern style.

Address 425 North King Street, Honolulu TMK (1) 1- 5-007:003 SHPD Historic Site Number Not Yet Available Historic Designations: Hawai‘i Register of Historic Places Abstract The Wood Tenement Buildings behind Tong Fat Company are significant under Criterion A for their association with and development of the A'ala neighborhood and the Japanese and Chinese communities. Also significant under Criterion C, the buildings are a rare example of an early 20th century Plantation style tenement cluster. Design elements include single wall construction, horizontal girths and lava rock walls. Built in 1915, they are the only surviving buildings of the historic A'ala neighborhood that under the direction of B.F. Dillingham who had acquired the locale, filled in and created a tract which became an industrial area. Transport and work was located nearby and the neighborhood thrived. These buildings survived despite the demolition of many areas considered slums during the urban renewal movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

Address 2848 O‘ahu Avenue, Honolulu TMK (1) 2-9-019:017 SHPD Historic Site Number Not Yet Available Historic Designations: Hawai‘i Register of Historic Places Abstract The Wrenn Guest House, architecturally significant under Criterion C, embodies the early to mid-20th century Hawaiian Regional style residence popular from the 1920s through the 1950s. The home displays characteristics of the style with its steep double-pitched Hawaiian or "Dickey roof." Prominent overhangs blend with traditional historic residential forms, as preferred in Manoa among the wealthy class at the time of its construction. The horizontal lapped cladding and single and grouped double-hung windows contribute to the traditional style. Local construction elements address both available materials and tropical climate. Its modest proportions reflect its construction as a guesthouse. The architect of the home is unknown, but the house exhibits the vocabulary of the popular architects of the 1930s.

Address 190 Dowsett Ave., Honolulu TMK (1) 2-2-45-79 SHPD Historic Site Number Not Yet Available Historic Designations: Hawai‘i Register of Historic Places Abstract Constructed in 1921, the Carter-Dyer residence is significant under Criterion A as part of the Dowsett Tract, one of the earliest subdivisions in Honolulu. It is also significant under Criterion C as an early surviving example of residential design by Swedish architect Carl William Winstedt in the Colonial Revival style. The two-floor home presents a rectangular shape and low-slope roof and extensive use of symmetry in the exterior and interior of the house representative of this style. The house displays two distinctive design elements: the low-slope roof constructed with a sophisticated gutter system that diverts collected water through the structure and out and away from the house, and the Colonial Revival details emphasizing symmetry and balance such as the fenestration of the windows and doors and the placement of pairs of light fixtures throughout the residence.