Kauai NRHP

4943 Weke Road/ A. S. Wilcox Beach House

Address 4943 Weke Road, Hanalei, Kauai 96714 TMK (4) 5-5-001:002, 018, 019, 020, 021 SHPD Historic Site Number 30-03-9371 National Register of Historic Places #93000725 Abstract This Folk Victorian house is a rambling single-story building, with numerous rooms connected by a roofed lanai.  There have been no major alterations or additions to this beach house complex. The A. S. Wilcox beach house is architecturally significant as a good, surviving example of a late nineteenth-/early twentieth-century house in Hawaii, and its association with Albert Spencer Wilcox. Its rambling design and separation of social, cooking, and sleeping functions into detached rooms connected by a lanai is typical of the period. 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.

2017-04-21T01:01:36-10:00June 20th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

Wailua Complex of Heiau

Address Kuamoo Rd., Wailua, Kauai TMK N/A SHPD Historic Site Number 30-08-0502 National Historic Landmark District National Register of Historic Places #66000297 Abstract The heiau, bellstone, birthing stone, and riverine cluster of petroglyphs comprising the Wailua Complex are located in this ancient political district of Puna.  All of the discontiguous  landmark components except for one are incorporated in the Wailua River State Park. The Wailua Complex is one of the most important archeological site complexes in the Hawaiian Islands, with components spanning all phases of Hawaiian culture. Most of the heiau and sacred sites in the complex are associated with legends, rulers, and events that played an important role in Hawaiian culture and are of traditional significance to contemporary Hawaiians of native descent. 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.

2017-04-21T01:01:36-10:00June 20th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

Menehune Fishpond (Alekoko Fishpond)

Address Hule‘ia River, Lihue, Hawaii TMK N/A SHPD Historic Site Number N/A National Register of Historic Places #73000677 Download the National Register Nomination Form Abstract The Menehune Fishpond, also called Alekoko or Niamalu Pond, lies at a large bend in the Hule‘ia River, from which it is separated by a wall 900 yards long. It is the best example of an inland fishpond in the entire state, and is said to have been built by Menehune, suggesting that it was built during the earliest period of Hawaiian settlement. 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.

2024-01-23T15:33:20-10:00June 20th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

Camp Sloggett

Address Kokee State Park, 3600 Kokee Road, Kekaha, Kauai 96796 TMK N/A SHPD Historic Site Number N/A National Register of Historic Places #93000773 Abstract Camp Sloggett is significant as a surviving example of camp architecture from the early 1920s and for its associations with the Sloggett family and the YWCA. 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.

2017-04-21T01:01:37-10:00June 16th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

Kikiaola (Menehune Ditch)

Address Menehune Rd., Waimea, Hawaii 96796 TMK N/A SHPD Historic Site Number 30-09-26 National Register of Historic Places #84000270 Abstract Kīkīaola is a historic irrigation ditch (‘auwai) said to have been built by Menehune, suggesting that it was built during the earliest period of Hawaiian settlement. Hawaiians built many stone-lined ‘auwai to irrigate ponds for growing taro, but very rarely used dressed stone to line the ditches. The finely cut basalt blocks that line sections of the outer wall of the Menehune Ditch make it quite exceptional. 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.

2017-04-21T01:01:37-10:00June 16th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

Kong Lung Store

Address 2484 Keneke Street (Lighthouse Road), Kilauea, Kauai 96754 TMK (4) 5-2-008:029 SHPD Historic Site Number 30-04-9394 National Register of Historic Places #93000776 Abstract The Kong Lung Store is a single-story Craftsman/bungalow-style structure of fieldstone up to the lower portion of the gable. It is the last of the stone structures built by the Kilauea Sugar Company and was constructed ca. 1941 to replace an older wooden frame building at the same site. The store is an example of how the masonry construction used for domestic architecture in Kilauea was adapted to a commercial building. It is also significant for its associations with the sugar plantation and the goods it provided for the plantation workers. While the building was owned by the plantation, it was managed independently by Chew Lung. 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.

2017-04-21T01:01:37-10:00June 9th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

Hanapepe Town Lot #18 (Pool Hall)

Address 3865 Hanapepe Road, Hanapepe, Kauai 96716 TMK (4) 1-9-004: 008 SHPD Historic Site Number 30-09-9389 National Register of Historic Places #93001033 Abstract The former Pool Hall at Hanapepe Town Lot #18 is a long building which sits on the main road of the once thriving town.  The building is a one story, single wall building constructed of vertical tongue and groove boards.  The front elevation has a false front and an awning roof over the side walk. Pool Hall is a surviving example of the vernacular wood commercial buildings constructed in Hawaii in the early twentieth century.  The building is also significant for its associations with the growth of the town of Hanapepe. 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.

2017-04-21T01:03:09-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

Russian Fort Elizabeth

Address Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park, Waimea, Kauai 96766 TMK (4) 1-7-005: 003 SHPD Historic Site Number 30-05-1000 National Historic Landmark National Register of Historic Places #66000299 Abstract This 17.5 acre land parcel is the site of Russian Fort Elizabeth, a large irregular octagon-shaped stone structure, that sits on the banks of the Waimea River. It is 300 to 450 feet in cross diameter and features 25-45 foot rock walls some of which are 20 feet high, with the stone foundations of a magazine, barracks, and other buildings still extant. The Fort is the most impressive reminder of attempts by the Russians to gain a position of influence in the Hawaiian Islands during the early 19th century. Later occupied by Hawaiian troops it was abandoned in 1853. 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.

2017-04-21T01:03:09-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

Yamase Building

Address 4493 Moana Road, Waimea, Kauai 96796 TMK (4) 1-6-007: 032 SHPD Historic Site Number 30-05-9318 National Register of Historic Places #96000398 Abstract The Yamase Building is a two-story, wood-frame, tongue-and-groove structure that was built in a curved form on a corner lot along the main thoroughfare of Waimea, a small town in West Kauai. It has a rectangular wood shingle gable roof with small hip ends that cantilevers at the corner at approximately 20 feet from the first floor supporting wall and also features gable end walls with wood louvered vents. The Yamase Building is significant as a very distinctive representative of commercial architecture in rural Hawaii built by an itinerant Japanese temple builder named Murukama. It is also significant for its association with the development of commerce in Waimea town and the success of immigrants in Hawaii. 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.

2018-09-20T15:32:03-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

Bishop First National Bank

  Address 4525 Panako Road, Waimea, Kauai 96796 TMK (4) 1-6-006: 033 SHPD Historic Site Number 30-05-9311 National Register of Historic Places #78001026 Abstract The Bishop First National Bank (Bishop National Bank of Hawaii) is a single-story concrete structure that retains the majority of its original exterior appearance; however the interior has been extensively remodeled. The exterior features Ionic columns, a dentil cornice with crown molding, a partially balustraded parapet, and central stairs leading to the raised first floor entrance. The interior has a coffered ceiling, and in the center of the ceiling is a rectangular skylight with a molded frame. The Bishop First National Bank was designed by John Mason and built by J.L. Young Engineering Company, this branch at one time served the entire island of Kaua‘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.

2017-04-21T01:03:10-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |
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