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Address Various, Honolulu, HI 96813 TMK Various SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9905 National Historic District National Register of Historic Places #73000661 Abstract The Merchant Street Commercial and Civic Historic District is located in downtown Honolulu. This district was first listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. This amended form provides clarification of district contributing features, along with expanded description and significance sections, details the district’s history as well as its architectural character, and has added two buildings to the district (The Honolulu Star-Bulletin Building and the Alexander & Baldwin Building). Other new resources added to this district nomination are the site of the original Honolulu Hale and four objects: granite curbs and sidewalks, lava rock curbs, cannons, and a remnant of a cast-iron storefront. The name of the district has been amended from “Merchant Street Historic District” to “Merchant Street Commercial and Civic Historic District” to distinguish this nomination from the previous one. The district is an excellent example of an early commercial center in post-contact, pre-territorial, and Territorial Hawai‘i. As one of the first official streets in Hawai‘i and one of the city’s first economic hubs, it is significant under Criterion A for its role as ‘Honolulu’s Wall Street’, the location of the Honolulu Stock Exchange, banks, insurance companies, sugar factors, and commission agents. Four out of the five members of the ‘Big Five’ maintained their offices in buildings included within the District. The District is significant under Criterion C. It retains a notable concentration of intact, historic, commercial, and municipal buildings from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries. The District is also significant under Criterion D as [...]

Address Various, HI TMK (1) Various SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-1346 National Register of Historic Places #76000661, 80001270-80001280 Abstract The seven properties, constructed between 1901 and 1934, in the thematic group, Fire Stations of Oahu, were originally constructed to function as fire stations. Serving various communities on the island of Oahu, six of the stations are located in Honolulu and the seventh is in Waialua. Each of the seven properties are two-story masonry structures with prominent towers. Architecturally, the Fire Stations of Oahu are significant in that they display styles typical of their 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.

Address 202/206 Merchant Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 TMK (1) 2-1-016:004 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-1357 National Register of Historic Places #83000251 Abstract The Joseph W. Podmore Building is a two-story cut-stone building constructed primarily of Hawaiian blue-gray basalt, measuring 72 feet by 34 feet with a hipped roof. The building is representative of a style of rusticated stone construction utilized for commercial buildings in Hawaii from 1894 to 1907. The Joseph W. Podmore Building is significant for its historical character and architectural features, construction methods, materials and its ownership and usage by individuals and groups of importance to Hawaii's commercial and religious history. Moreover, it is one of approximately ten surviving cut-stone buildings which, by virtue of their use of native lava stone, are unique to 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.

Address 505 Ala Moana Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96813 TMK (1) 2-1-015:018, :019 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9964 National Register of Historic Places #73000664 Abstract The U.S. Immigration complex, constructed in 1934, consists of five buildings: administration building, detention building, lounging shed, garage and waiting shed, and the gardener's cottage (no longer standing). The four remaining buildings all share the common feature of the "Dickey" roofs, high, double-pitched, tile hip roofs. The U.S. Immigration buildings are most significant for their architectural contribution. They were designed to fit the climate and atmosphere of Hawaii and to be an inviting place for immigrants, and they feature the first use of terra cotta in Hawaii. The Immigration Station is a fine example of the talent of C.W. Dickey, one of Hawaii's most prolific architects. 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 735 Bishop Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 TMK (1) 2-1-014:003 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9900 National Register of Historic Places #79000756 Abstract Built in 1929, the Dillingham Transportation Building is significant under Criterion A for its association with commercial development of downtown Honolulu, as the first large commercial building designed entirely for rental tenants, and as the site of the FBI field office investigations into Japanese and Japanese Americans prior to and after the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack. The building is significant under Criterion B for its association with Walter F. Dillingham, an important business and civic leader, who commissioned and built it in memory of his father, B. F. Dillingham. It is significant, too, for its association with Robert L. Shivers, the head of the FBI office in Honolulu, a special agent who was instrumental in preventing the mass internment of Japanese Americans in Hawai'i. It is significant under Criterion C as a good example of an Italian/Mediterranean Renaissance Revival style building with Beaux Arts influences applied to a commercial structure designed by a master architect, Lincoln Rogers. The Dillingham Transportation Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. This updated nomination serves to provide a more comprehensive survey of the historic property's architectural and historical significance.

Address 827 Fort Street Mall, Honolulu, HI 96813 TMK (1) 2-1-013:003 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9938 National Register of Historic Places #80001272 Abstract The C. Brewer Building was constructed in 1930 and the appearance has been described more as a residence of mansion proportion rather than a corporate office building. Spanish and Mediterranean revival architecture was a national trend during this period and this is reflected in the C. Brewer Building. A dominant element is the high double pitched tile hip roof with wide overhang. The structure is a combination of concrete and carefully cut native blue stone with a rough stucco finish. The C. Brewer Building is architecturally significant as one of downtown Honolulu's outstanding examples of the local adaptation of the Spanish mission revival style. The building is also significant for its associations with C. Brewer and Company, which claims to be the oldest American business firm west of the Rockies. 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.