Seto Building
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Seto Building | |
Kapa'a, Hawai'i | |
Coordinates | 22°7′7″N 159°19′11″W / 22.11861°N 159.31972°W |
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Area | 3276 sq. ft. |
Built | 1929 |
Architect | Robert Brooks Taylor |
NRHP reference No. | 79000758[1] |
Added to NRHP | 4 September 1979 |
The Seto Building at 4-1435
immigrated from China in 1888 to work on a sugarcane plantation, but later left the plantation to open a business in bustling Kapaʻa. The building is significant as an unusual example of modern commercial architecture with Chinese design elements, but also as a forerunner of contemporary supermarkets.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Schleck, Robert J.; Nathan Napoka; Ralston H. Nagata (May 25, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Seto Building". National Park Service. Retrieved March 7, 2014. Accompanied by photos.