Hawaii Capital Historic District
Hawaii Capital Historic District | |
Honolulu, Hawaii | |
Coordinates | 21°18′38″N 157°51′39″W / 21.31056°N 157.86083°W |
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Area | 57 acres (84% open space) |
Built | 1820s to 1969 |
Architect | Various |
Architectural style | Varied |
NRHP reference No. | 78001020[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 1, 1978 |
The Hawaii Capital Historic District in
Honolulu, Hawaii
, has been the center of government of Hawaii since 1845.
Location
With the grounds of
Chinatown Historic District and Merchant Street Historic District
had already been added.
Contributing Properties
A total of 20 buildings and structures contribute to the district:[2]
- Hawaii State Capitol (1969) and grounds
- Kawaiahao Church and Mission Houses and grounds, including Lunalilo's Tomb(1876) and adobe schoolhouse (1835)
- Washington Place (1846) and grounds
- St. Andrew's Cathedral(1867) and Tenney Hall
- ʻIolani Barracks(1870)
- Aliiolani Hale(1874)
- ʻIolani Palace (1882) and grounds, including the Old Archives Building(1906) and old mausoleum mound (1825)
- ʻIolani Palace Bandstand (1883)
- Kamehameha Statue(1883)
- Kapuaiwa Building(1884)
- Hawaii State Library (1913)
- Honolulu Hale Annex (1916)
- U.S. Post Office, Customhouse, and Courthouse(1921)
- King David Kalakaua Building (1922)
- State Office Building (1926)
- YWCA Building (1927)
- Hawaiian Electric Company Building (1927)
- Armed Services YMCA (1928)
- Honolulu Hale (1929) and grounds
- State Tax Office (1939)
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Dale M. Lanzone and Gary Cummins (Spring 1976). "Hawaii Capital Historic District nomination form". National Register of Historic Places. U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
- Sandler, Rob, Julie Mehta, and Frank S. Haines (2008). Architecture in Hawai‘i: A Chronological Survey, new edition. Honolulu: Mutual Publishing. ISBN 978-1-56647-873-1
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. HI-536, "Hawai'i State Capitol, Beretania and Punchbowl Streets, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI", 6 photos, 1 photo caption page
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