Oahu Sites

Waialua Agricultural Company Engine #6

Address 91-1001 Renton Road, Ewa Beach, HI 96706 TMK (1) 9-1-069:001 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-08-9708 National Register of Historic Places #74000719 Abstract The Waialua Agricultural Company Engine #6, completed in 1919, is a 0-6-2T Baldwin Locomotive Works type Class 8-16 2/3 D, oil burning, steam-powered locomotive built to operate on narrow gauge track. Waialua Agricultural Company Engine #6 is significant as an excellent example of the type of steam-powered locomotives used on Hawaiian plantations during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is also the only locomotive designed and built in Hawaii, and is the only fully operational and authentically restored Hawaiian sugar plantation locomotive in the world. 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.

2017-04-21T01:02:50-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

Honouliuli Internment Camp

Address Honouliuli Gulch, 94-520 Kunia Road, Waipahu, HI 96707 TMK (1) 9-2-001:001 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-08-9068 National Register of Historic Places #09000855 Abstract The Honouliuli Internment Camp contains over 110 features related to the incarceration of American civilians, resident aliens, and prisoners of war during World War II. The site is set in a hidden gulch surrounded by agricultural fields. Contributing resources include the intact standing buildings, numerous building foundations, rock walls, fence remnants, artifact scatters, and other features. Honouliuli Internment Camp is significant for its association with the internment of American citizens and long term resident aliens, as well as prisoners of war during World War II. Two prominent citizens, both members of the Hawaiian state legislature, were interned at Honouliuli. It is also significant as a site that embodies the distinctive characteristics of a prison camp and for its potential to provide more archaeological information about the administration of an internment camp and how, in their everyday lives, people coped with their confinement. 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.

2017-06-01T09:51:51-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

Tantalus – Round Top Road

Address Tantalus Drive and Round Top Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822 TMK (1) Various SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9019 National Register of Historic Places #08000373 Abstract This transportation corridor is approximately 10 miles in length, varies in width from 14 to 30 feet, and is comprised of the public roadway and right-of-way including lookouts, culverts, retaining walls, and curbs. It affords a winding and narrow drive with scenic views of Honolulu, Diamond Head, and the Wai‘anae Range. The Tantalus–Round Top Road rural scenic corridor is significant for its association with the social, cultural, and recreational history of Honolulu and the Tantalus–Round Top Drive area. It is also significant as a transportation route that demonstrates engineering designs and road construction techniques adapted to a rugged topography in Hawaii and which were typical of the historical period of construction. 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.

2017-04-21T01:02:51-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |

Oahu Railway & Land Company Right-of-Way

Address Halawa Stream, Aiea, HI 96818 to Auyong Homestead Road, Nanakuli, HI 96792 TMK (1) Various SHPD Historic Site Number 80-12-9714 Abstract The Oahu Railway and Land Company Right-of-Way consists of 25.5 miles of raised roadbed 40' wide running from Halawa Stream at Pearl Harbor on the easternmost point to the intersection of Farrington Highway and Auyong Homestead Road in Nanakuli at the westernmost point. The Oahu Railway and Land Company Right-of-Way is significant for its associations with the operation of the Oahu Railway and Land Company railroad and the development of the sugar and pineapple industries. 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.

2017-04-21T01:02:51-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: |

Irwin Memorial Park

Address 610 Bishop Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 TMK (1) 2-1-013:007 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-9829 Abstract Irwin Memorial Park, constructed in 1930, is a two-acre park encompassing a total of 95,768 square feet. Irwin Memorial Park was set aside specifically for dedicated public park purposes, as such, this open space also serves to protect and preserve important view planes to other historic resources in the surrounding area. The park is significant for its pivotal role in the beautification of the Honolulu waterfront as a world-renowned passenger cruise ship destination. It has also provided an important aesthetic dimension to Honolulu's downtown waterfront. 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.

2017-04-21T01:02:51-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: |

Foster Botanical Garden

Address 50 North Vineyard Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96817 TMK (1) 1-7-007:001, :002 SHPD Historic Site Number 80-14-1389 National Historic District National Register of Historic Places #93000377 Abstract The Foster Botanic Garden is comprised of 21.02 acres of land adjoining Nuuanu Stream in downtown Honolulu. The garden does not include any major architectural features, but consists of historic landscaping that includes a large number of historic trees. The Foster Botanic Garden, which was established in 1855, is significant for its association with the development of landscape architecture and horticultural research in Hawaii. The property is also significant for its involvement with historically significant individuals including Dr. William F. Hillebrand, Queen Liliuokulani, botanist Mary E. Foster, and plant pathologist and botanist Harold L. Lyon.   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.

2017-04-21T01:02:51-10:00February 19th, 2014|Categories: Historic Properties|Tags: , |
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