240 Kaiulani Street/ Thomas Guard House
Address 240 Kaiulani Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 TMK (3) 2-3-015:020 SHPD Historic Site Number 10-35-7455 National Register of Historic Places #03001311 Abstract The Guard House is an imposing two-story wood frame mansion set on a high knoll above the Wailuku River gulch. The house is designed in a Neoclassical Revival style with a broad, partially glassed-in verandah which encloses the long front and entrance end. The Guard House is significant as one of the most intact examples of a Neoclassical home in Hawaii. The house has further significance for its association with noted Hawaii architects Ripley & Davis, who designed the home. 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.