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4132 Black Point Place / Laurence H. & Phyllis Wolfe Residence

Address 4132 Black Point Place, Honolulu, HI 96816 TMK (1) 3-1-041:002 SHPD Historic Site Number N/A Download Nomination Form The Wolfe residence is significant on the local level under criterion C, as a good example of a house built in Honolulu during the 1930s in a moderne style. The residence stands out as one of the “purer” modern residences of the pre-World War II period. Its unadorned, clean horizontal lines, low profile at street level, horizontal paned windows and doors, rounded corners, use of glass block, and use of flat roofed awnings further define the style, as do its straight-forward fireplace and built-in dining room buffet on the interior. 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.

2017-04-21T01:01:05-10:00January 12th, 2017|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: |

3471 Lawailoa Lane / Kauai Pineapple Company’s Facility Superintendent’s House

Address 3471 Lawailoa Lane, Koloa Kauai 96756 TMK (4) 2-6-003:045 SHPD Historic Site Number N/A Download Nomination Form The Kaua‘i Pineapple Company’s factory superintendent’s house is located in a quiet, residential neighborhood near a bend in Lawailoa Lane, a dead end street off Kōloa Road. It is a single-story, single wall, modern style house. It sits on a post and pier foundation and its walls are of 12” redwood, tongue and groove boards. A lattice apron with a square pattern runs around the foundation. The house’s low pitched, shake shingle hip roof has open, overhanging eaves with exposed rafter tails. The Kaua‘i Pineapple Company’s factory superintendent’s house is significant on the local level under criterion C, as a good example of a house built on Kaua‘i in the pre-World War II period in a tropical modern style. The house is also significant at the local level under criterion A for its associations with the history of the Kaua‘i Pineapple Company. 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.

2017-04-21T01:03:14-10:00January 12th, 2017|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: |

3929 Noela Place / Mrs. Katherine Johnson Residence

Address 3929 Noela Place, Honolulu, HI 96815 TMK (1) 3-1-029:023 SHPD Historic Site Number N/A Download Nomination Form The Johnson Residence is situated in a quiet residential neighborhood on the lower flank of Diamond Head along a dead end street. It is a single story, modern-style house with strong Asian overtones. It is designed around a central courtyard and with wings around all four sides of the courtyard. It sits on a concrete slab foundation and has walls consisting of brick size concrete block surmounted by 12” redwood lap siding. The Mrs. Katherine Johnson Residence is significant on the local level under criterion C, as an excellent example of a house built in Honolulu during the late 1950s in a modern Hawaiian style with Asian overtones. It is also the work of a master having been designed by Albert Ely Ives, and possesses high artistic values. 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.

2017-04-21T01:01:06-10:00January 12th, 2017|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: |

2911 Makalei Place / C.W. Dickey House

Address 2911 Makalei Place, Honolulu, HI 96815 TMK (1) 3-1-035:010 SHPD Historic Site Number N/A Download Nomination Form The Dickey Residence is a two-story, Hawaiian-style house with shingled walls and a prominent double pitched hipped roof with broad overhanging eaves and exposed rafter tails. It sits on a concrete slab and lava rock foundation. The Dickey Residence is significant on the state level under criterion C, as a good example of a house built in Honolulu during the 1930s in a Hawaiian style. The house includes a number of distinctive features and is typical of its period in its design, materials, workmanship and methods of construction. It is also the work of a master having been designed by C. W. Dickey for himself, and possesses high artistic values. 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.

2017-04-21T01:01:06-10:00January 12th, 2017|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: |

3666 Waokanaka Street / Dr. Thomas B. McVeagh Residence

Address 3666 Waokanaka Street, Honolulu, HI 96817 TMK (1) 1-9-002:004 SHPD Historic Site Number N/A Download Nomination Form The McVeagh residence sits in a quiet residential neighborhood on the upslope side of Waokanaka Street, above the Pali Highway. It stands on a sloping 14,638 square foot, terraced lot with a lava retaining wall defining the property’s street frontage. The modified-L-shaped, two-story, Tudor revival style house has half-timbered walls and a composition shingled, intersecting gable roof with overhanging eaves and exposed, carved rafter tails. Bracketing adorns the house under the eaves and a coping bisects the gable ends. The house sits on a concrete and lava rock foundation. The McVeagh residence is a very good example of a Tudor revival style house of the 1930s in Honolulu and will included in the Honolulu Tudor-French Norman Cottages Thematic Group. 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.

2017-04-21T01:01:06-10:00January 12th, 2017|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: |

1117 Clio Street / Chang Family Home

Address 1117 Clio Street, Honolulu, HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-4-030:025 SHPD Historic Site Number N/A Download Nomination Form The Chang Family Home was built in 1930 and is a bungalow-style house typical of those built in the 1930s. It has a composition shingled, gabled roof, with overhanging exposed rafter eaves. The Chang residence is significant at the local level under criterion A for its associations with the development of Clio Street located in the Makiki area. Twelve of the 15 houses on this street were built between 1929 and 1942 and retain their original styles with only modest changes over the years. While the individual houses have changed, taken collectively you can see much of the original architectural styles of middle class houses built in 1930 to 1940 Hawai‘i. 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.

2017-04-21T01:01:05-10:00January 12th, 2017|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: |

Honolulu Zoo Entry

Address 151 Kapahulu Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96815 TMK (1) 3-1-043:001 SHPD Historic Site Number N/A Download Nomination Form The Honolulu Zoo Entrance Building is situated at the busy intersection of Kalakaua, Kapahulu, and Monsarrat avenues. It is set back approximately 100 to 200 yards from this intersection, with a large lawn in front of it. The single story building has a shallow V-shaped plan, and features a shake shingled, skewed gable, butterfly roof with overhanging eaves and exposed rafter tails. The Honolulu Zoo Entrance Building is significant on the state level under criterion C, as a good example of a public building built in Honolulu during the 1960s in a modern 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.

2017-04-21T01:02:51-10:00January 12th, 2017|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: |

2512 Manoa Road/ Hartwood Residence

Address 2512 Manoa Road, Honolulu, HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-9-009:042 SHPD Historic Site Number N/A Download Nomination Form The Hart Wood house is of State significance under Criterion B as the home of architect, Hart Wood. Wood was instrumental in developing the Hawaiian Regional style of architecture between 1919 and 1952, while working as an architect in Hawai’i. He built and lived in the house with his family. His design office was moved into the attic of the home in 1933. It remained there until 1952. The Hart Wood house is of State significance also under Criterion C as an example of a Master architect, being designed and built by preeminent master architect, Hart Wood. Distinctive design features, materials and workmanship of the home are an excellent example of a Wood design. These features were used in many of Wood’s designs, from 1920 to 1926, and beyond. 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.

2017-04-21T01:01:07-10:00January 12th, 2017|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: |

How Can I Identify Architectural Character?

By Lee H. Nelson, FAIA Adapted from Preservation Brief 17 “Identifying the Visual Aspects of Historic Buildings as an Aid to Preserving their Character” The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties embody two important goals: 1) the preservation of historic materials and, 2) the preservation of a building's distinguishing character. Every old building is unique, with its own identity and its own distinctive character. Character refers to all those visual aspects and physical features that comprise the appearance of every historic building. Character-defining elements include the overall shape of the building, its materials, craftsmanship, decorative details, interior spaces and features, as well as the various aspects of its site and environment. Character-defining features at the Wakamiya Inari Shrine include the o-mune (ridge beam), chigi (X-shaped elements along the top of the ridge) and katsuyoi (barrel-shaped pieces that run horizontally along the ridge). Photo by Alec Freeman There are different ways of understanding old buildings. They can be seen as examples of specific building types, which are usually related to a building’s function, such as schools, courthouses or churches. Buildings can be studied as examples of using specific materials such as concrete, wood, steel, or limestone. They can also be considered as examples of an historical period, which is often related to a specific architectural style, such as Gothic Revival farmhouses, one-story bungalows, or Art Deco apartment buildings. There are many other facets of an historic building besides its functional type, its materials or construction or style that contribute to its historic qualities or significance. Some of these qualities are feelings conveyed by the sense of time and place or in buildings associated with events or people. A [...]

2017-04-21T01:00:52-10:00January 12th, 2017|Categories: Ask an Expert|

111 Dowsett Avenue / Albert B. & Altha Clark Residence

Address 111 Dowsett Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-2-045:005 SHPD Historic Site Number N/A Download Nomination Form The Clark Residence is significant on the local level under criterion C, as a good example of a colonial bungalow style house built in Honolulu during the 1920s. Its lateral running gable roof with shed roofed dormers and prominent front porch all reflect the style. The porte cochere projecting from the right side is also typically associated with colonial architecture, and the squaring of its Doric columns is in keeping with the bungalow/craftsman style. In addition, on the interior, the large, flowing foyer-living-dining room space, the built-in buffet, beaded tongue and groove walls, and fireplace further convey a craftsman sensibility, as do the 6 x 6 double hung sash windows. 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.

2017-04-21T01:01:06-10:00January 12th, 2017|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: |
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