Historic Properties

Address 2727 Kolonahe Place, Honolulu, HI 96813 TMK (1) 2-5-023:044 SHPD Historic Site Number 50-80-14-09104 Abstract The Cyrus and Amy Loo Residence is approved for Criterion C (Architecture and Engineering).  It is a good example of Honolulu architect Vladimir Ossipoff's residential work of the early 1950s.  Rendered in a modern style the house is typical of Ossipoff's work with its fine attention to detail, the use of Asian Elements, and efficient maximization of space.  Nestled into its site, overlooking the Makiki Forest Reserve, the house not only maximizes the outward views of distant Diamond Head and the city, but also the immediate ambiance of the surrounding wilderness, with large windows in the bedrooms looking out on the pristine jungle settling. 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 1839 Lusitania Street Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 TMK (1) 2-2-007:078 SHPD Historic Site Number 50-80-14-07747 Historic Designations: Hawai‘i Register of Historic Places Abstract The Frank J. Souza Residence is approved for Criterion C (Architecture and Engineering), as a good example of a craftsman/bungalow style house built in Honolulu in the 1910s-1920s.  Its prominent porch with its front facing gable roof, battered columns, and figure four brackets, as well as the use of local lava rock are all typical of the style, and readily convey the style to the passerby.  Similarly its roof’s open, overhanging eaves with exposed rafter tails is a common bungalow feature in Hawaii, providing the house with a lower profile.  The house’s single wall method of construction is typical of the period in Hawaii. The precise year when the Souza residence was built is unknown, but the prominence of the gable roofed porch as a strong design element argues for the 1920s.

Address 2621 Anuenue Street, Honolulu, HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-9-014:070 SHPD Historic Site Number 50-80-14-00743 Historic Designations: Hawai‘i Register of Historic Places Abstract The Mrs. Helen Bruns Residence is significant on the local level under criterion C, as a good example of a colonial revival style house built in Honolulu during the 1920s.  It is also significant at the local level under criterion B for its associations with Mrs. Bruns, who was a public school teacher in Honolulu for forty two years.  The colonial revival style was a popular domestic architectural form in Hawaii from the late 1890s through the 1930s.    The Mrs. Bruns residence well reflects an Island adaptation of the style to a single story residence.  Its Doric columns, porte cochere, and 9 x 1 double hung windows typify the style, and its hip roof is a common feature of the style when applied to a cottage.  The asymmetric façade with its wrap-around porch and advancing box bay also reflect the informality of the style in Hawaii.  The residence was constructed in 1922.

Address 2828 Kahawai Street, Honolulu, HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-9-020:095 SHPD Historic Site Number 50-80-14-08829 Historic Designations: Hawai‘i Register of Historic Places Abstract Approved for Criterion C (Architecture and Engineering). The Dr. Robert and Delia Wayson Residence is a good example of a Colonial Revival style house built in Honolulu prior to the 1920s.  Colonial Revival drew strongly upon Georgian architecture of Great Britain, but did not generally produce exact replicas of early buildings.  In Hawaii the style frequently assumed a more informal character, and adaptations were made to address the temperate climate of Hawaii.  With its Doric columns, imposing porte cochere, balanced composition, end gable fanlight, multi-paned double hung sash windows, shiplap siding, closed overhanging eaves, and meticulously appointed interior with paneled wainscots and classically framed window and door openings, the Wayson residence well reflects the Colonial Revival style.

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.