Historic Properties

Address 2225 Kamehameha Avenue, Honolulu HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-9-001:010 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9839 Abstract The Reed Residence, built in 1926, is significant for its association with suburban development in the College Hills area of Manoa.  It is also noteworthy as an example of a Craftsman style  bungalow, a popular architectural style during the early 20th century. This two bedroom, one bathroom cottage is squarish in plan and topped by a hipped roof with an intersecting, front facing gable.  Because no major alterations have taken place on the home, it retains a high degree of historic integrity. 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 2211 Kamehameha Ave, Honolulu HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-9-001:025 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9814 Abstract The Alice Jones and Abraham Lewis Jr. Residence is a two story, Queen Anne Victorian style house built in 1902 in Manoa's College Hills Tract. It is significant for its architecture as an intact remaining example of Queen Anne style in Hawaii and for its association with Abraham Lewis Jr., a prominent attorney and businessman in this period.  The house is assymmetrically laid out with a cross gable roof, large lanai, bay window, and three-inch clapboard siding. Molding above the first level windows defines a horizontal band of approximately two feet that encircles the entire house dividing the two floors. An unusual feature of this home is the use of false cut stone for its foundation; the concrete blocks were manufactured to resemble cut blue rock, a popular building material in the early 1900s. It was also used in Linekona School. The house and three others in this tract were built by Peter Cushman Jones for himself and his children, using his master builder Merrithew. Although there were numerous Victorian mansions in Hawaii at one time, the majority of these large estates have been demolished, in favor of smaller lots in an area of high land value. The Victorian style was often used in high style homes throughout America in the late 1800s and early 1900s. 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 [...]

Address 2056 Lanihuli Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-9-001:041 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9839 Abstract The Hottel/Botts Residence was built in 1910. This two-story wood frame house has a hipped roof, exterior walls covered in cedar shingles, and double hung windows. The interior features canec ceilings, crown and floor moulding, built-in bookcases, and a curved staircase with wrought iron railing. Hottel/Botts Residence is an example of a late 19th and early 20th century American Vernacular/Craftsman style house built in Manoa Valley. It is included in the College Hills Tract Thematic District. 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 2234 Kamehameha Ave, Honolulu HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-9-002:012 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9839 Abstract The Frank C. Atherton House, built in 1902, is significant for its importance as part of the development of the College Hills tract in Manoa Valley during the early part of the 20th century. As one of the first large houses in the area, the Atherton House helped establish a trend that was to transform former taro and dairy farms into an up-scale residential area. The first occupants of the home were Frank Cooke Atherton, his wife Eleanore, and their children. The Athertons, who were active in business and civic affairs, were in many ways representative of a Caucasian elite that dominated Hawaii’s economic and political life until the time of statehood. The house at College Hill is a document of this social and ethnic group’s ascendancy in the Hawaiian Islands during the early 20th century.  Lastly, the Atherton House is significant as an example of a larger shingle-covered, wood frame house in Hawaii, showing Mid-western Prairie-Style and late Victorian, Queen Anne-Style influences.  It preserves much of ite original and historic character and is an example of a private mansion adapted to Hawaii's tropical environment. 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 2375 University Avenue, Honolulu HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-9-003:002 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9785 Abstract Built in 1902, the Janet Taylor MacIntyre House was one of the earliest homes in the College Hills Tract Subdivision of Manoa. It is significant for its architecture and its association with Janet Taylor MacIntyre who rose to prominence in the Hawaiian business community of the early 1920's working for the then newly established Bishop Trust Company. It is also significant for its association with the early residential development of Honolulu. The one-story, wood-frame house exemplifies the Queen Anne Revival style through its asymmetrical facade featuring a bay window and decorative porch trim, and the multiple gables with carved verge boards, fish-scale shingles and round headed vents are classic Queen Anne exterior elements. The interior has high ceilings, formal front parlor and clear pine floors, which are typical of the style. These elements display the upper-middle class standards of the community’s new population that rose to prominence in the early 20th century. 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 2371 Oahu Ave, Honolulu HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-9-005:019 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9788 Abstract The Lyle House was built in 1931 on a flat lot in Manoa Valley.  The house is a one-story Craftsman Bungalow and is significant for its architecture and its association with the early residential development of Honolulu.  The house is set on a lava rock foundation and features a front gable,  hip roof and exposed rafters. The lava rock foundation has semi-circular window openings to allow ventilation below the house. The house exemplifies this style through its use of decorative brackets, curved gable board, asymmetrical floor plan, and porch. The simplicity of the Craftsman design, use of natural materials, and the architecture’s conduciveness to warm weather--all led to the popularity of this style, when it was introduced to Hawaii in the early 1900s. Like other Craftsman homes, the curve of the front gable displays a Japanese influence. The Lyle House also features the servant quarters and a large garage in the back of the property. 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 2311 Armstrong Street, Honolulu HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-9-005:022 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9891 Abstract The William Ninde Chaffee House, built in 1922, is significant for its association with the College Hills subdivision.  This was the first major subdivision in the Manoa Valley district of Honolulu, which spurred the valley's transition from agricultural to residential uses.  The house is a Craftsman style bungalow of its period with an exceptional degree of integrity of location, design, materials, workmanship, feeling and association.  It is also significant as the former home of William Ninde Chaffee who was a key player in the development of a citywide water conveyance system for Honolulu. Prior to his association with the Honolulu Sewer and Water Commission, which he joined at its inception in 1927, water delivery in Honolulu was accomplished by a haphazard arrangement of supply sources, which failed to deliver a steady supply of water. 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 2376 Oahu Avenue, Honolulu HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-9-005:024 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9839 Abstract The Hitchcock House was built in 1912 as part of the first wave of residential development in the College Hills Tract subdivision.  It is significant as a product of early twentieth century urban planning and expansion of an upper middle class suburban residential district in the Honolulu community of Manoa.  The house is also significant as as a representative example of a simple Prairie School style house built in Hawaii in the early twentieth century.  It features a hipped roof with overhanging eaves, and inset porch which serves as the focal point of the front facade. 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 2366 Liloa Rise, Honolulu HI 96822 TMK (1) 2-9-006:009 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9779 Abstract The Jean Vaughan Gilbert House is a two-story wood frame Craftsman style building that sits prominently on a small mountain at the mouth of the Manoa Valley. Built in 1912, it is significant for its architecture and its association with Jean Vaughn Gilbert, who is important in the history of Hawaii as a leading female attorney circa 1930-1970. It is an excellent example of the large architectually designed homes that were built in the "new street car” community of Manoa. The house was constructed orginally for Noel Deerr, a sugar technologist for the Hawaii Sugar Planters Association. The architect was Harry Livingston Kerr, a New York state born architect, who came to Honolulu to practice in 1898, and the builder was Trent Trust Co. The home was purchased in 1940 by Jean Vaughan Gilbert and her husband Melbourne Newcomb Gilbert. 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.