HistoricHawaii

Address 6077A Summer Street, Honolulu, HI 96821 TMK (1) 3-8-003:061 SHPD Historic Site Number 50-80-15-08823 Abstract Approved for Criterion C (Architecture and Engineering).  The Edward Y.F. Liu House is significant as an excellent example of a Mid-20th Century, Hawaiian Modern Style residence in an extremely rare variation that features steel construction and painted steel exterior sheathing.  Framing members, floor deck, and siding were all constructed using reclaimed, surplus metal purchased from the military after World War II.  Although a vernacular (non-architect or engineer-designed) building, the house is characteristic of the Hawaiian Modern Style.  The house presents Mid-Century Modern elements in its flat roofline, unadorned but prominent combination cornice and gutter, bands of windows, canted windows, and relatively plain exterior wall surfaces. 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 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. 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.