Washington Place
Washington Place | |
Greek Revival | |
Part of | Hawaii Capital Historic District (ID78001020) |
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NRHP reference No. | 73000666[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 18, 1973 |
Designated NHL | March 29, 2007[3] |
Washington Place is a
Construction
An American merchant sea captain, John Dominis (1796–1846) came to America in 1819 from
The American flag was raised at the residence until Mary Dominis's death in 1889 when Liliuokalani had it removed.[5] In 1917, Liliuokalani raised the American flag at Washington Place in honor of five Hawaiian sailors who had perished in the sinking of the SS Aztec by German submarines. Her act was interpreted by many as her symbolic support of the United States.[6][7]
The building was designed by the master carpenter Isaac Hart, who had helped build the first
The foundation of the building, the lower level walls and the lower columns are constructed of
History
Lydia Kamakaeha Pākī, the future
Arrest of the Queen
During 1893, Washington Place was the site of the dramatic events of the
Queen Liliʻuokalani resided at Washington Place for the remainder of her life. She died in the downstairs bedroom of the house on November 11, 1917. The home offers the citizens of Hawaiʻi a strong sense of place and belonging in association with the kingdom and of Queen Liliʻuokalani's memory.[10]
Executive Mansion
In her book, Hawaiʻi's Story by Hawaiʻi's Queen, Liliʻuokalani described the building as "a palatial dwelling" and a "choice tropical retreat in the midst of the chief city of the Hawaiian islands."
On May 14, 1921, the territorial legislature of Hawaiʻi purchased Washington Place for $55,000 from the estate of Queen Liliʻuokalani to serve as the Executive Mansion of the Territorial Governor of Hawaii. It was remodeled in 1922 by Governor Wallace Rider Farrington. In all, it was the residence of twelve territorial and state governors of Hawaiʻi. Technically, it was the residence of thirteen governors, because John Owen Dominis, Liliʻuokalani's consort, had been Governor of the island of Oʻahu from 1868 to 1891. The house served in this role until 2002, when it was converted into a historic house museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1973,[1] and was designated a National Historic Landmark on March 29, 2007.[11]
In 2008 a new governor's residence was built behind the historic Washington Place, within its grounds, and continues to serve the same purpose.
Gallery
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Washington Place, seen from the street. (10/2012)
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Plaque - Queen Lili'uokalani's home - close-up. (10/2012)
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2022 photograph
See also
References
- Ariyoshi, Jean Hayashi, Washington Place, A First Lady's Story, Honolulu, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, 2004. ISBN 0-9761493-0-3
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c d Robert M. Fox and Dorothy Riconda (September 22, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Washington Place". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. (document was at https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/73000666_text, but later NHL nomination appears there now instead)
- ^ a b "Washington Place". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
- hdl:10524/409.
- ^ The rights of my people: Liliuokalani's enduring battle with the United States, 1893-1917 By Neil Thomas Proto, page 27.
- ^ The Outlook, Volume 116, Part 2 By Ernest Hamlin Abbott, Lyman Abbott, Francis Rufus Bellamy, Hamilton Wright Mabie, page 178.
- ^ Five Hawaiian Boys Died, translated from Ke Aloha Aina, Buke XXII, Helu 14, Aoao 1, 6 April 1917
- ^ Patty Henry and Paul Lusignan (April 18, 2006). "National Historic Landmark Nomination: Washington Place". National Park Service. Retrieved September 1, 2012. (50 pages, including maps and photos) (Note: A similar-looking version at https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NHLS/73000666_text has just the first 23 pages.)
- hdl:10524/51.
- ^ Burl Burlingame (November 25, 1996). "A Sense of Washington Place". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
- ^ "Washington Place named national historic landmark". Honolulu Advertiser. April 4, 2007. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
Further reading
- Price, Virginia (2009). "Washington Place: Harboring American Claims, Housing Hawaiian Culture". Buildings & Landscapes: Journal of the Vernacular Architecture Forum. 16 (2). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press: 48–72. S2CID 161910629.
External links
- Media related to Washington Place at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. HI-6-A, "Washington Place, 320 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI", 93 photos, 8 color transparencies, 26 measured drawings, 154 data pages, 7 photo caption pages
- HABS No. HI-6-A, "Washington Place, Garage, 320 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. HI-6-B, "Washington Place, Laundry, 320 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page