Lahaina Historic District

Lahaina Historic District
Old Lahaina Courthouse in 2010
Location W side of Maui on HI 30, Lahaina, Hawaii
Coordinates 20°52′14″N 156°41′3″W / 20.87056°N 156.68417°W / 20.87056; -156.68417Coordinates: 20°52′14″N 156°41′3″W / 20.87056°N 156.68417°W / 20.87056; -156.68417
Area 1,671 acres (676 ha)
NRHP reference # 66000302
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLD December 29, 1962[2]

Lahaina Historic District is a historic district in Lahaina, Hawaii, on the west side of the island of Maui.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962.[2][3] At that time it was described:

Long the residence of Maui kings and chiefs, Lahaina preserves the atmosphere of a mid-19th century Hawaiian seaport, when it was a favorite port of call for American whalers. It was also the center of missionary activities.[2]

Buildings

It includes 9 contributing buildings.[1]

Contributing buildings in the Lahaina Historic District
NoNameYearNotesThumbnail
1 Baldwin House1835 A two-story home used by early missionaries, including Rev. Dwight Baldwin
2 Old Spring House1823 Built by Rev. William Richards to enclose a spring and used for fresh water by the community.
3 Court House1859 Replaced the Hale Piula, a former palace used for government offices damaged during an 1858 windstorm. Rebuilt in 1925 with significantly altered appearance.
4 Old Prison (Hale Paʻahao)1852 Main cell block (plank structure) completed in 1852, and enclosing coral-block wall completed in 1854. Original cell block burned in 1958; reconstructed in 1959 along with the wooden gate house.
5 Waineʻe (now Waiola) Church1953 Construction started in 1828 and completed in 1832. Destroyed by winds twice and again by fire in 1894. Present structure was completed in 1953, when the name was changed to Waiola. Hawaiian nobility are interred in the cemetery, which dates to 1823.
6 Hale Aloha1858 Meeting house completed in 1858, replacing an earlier stone church dating to 1823. School house and church, restored in the 1980s
7 United States Marine Hospital1842 Herman Melville noted one of his shipmates died at this hospital in 1843. Sold in 1865 and served as a school for girls, then a vicarage for the Episcopal Church.
8 Maria Lanakila Catholic Church1858 This church, erected in 1858, replaced an earlier church at the same site built in 1846. The present building was erected in 1928 on the same foundation, but is said to be an exact replica of the 1858 structure.
9 Pioneer Hotel1901 Lahaina's first hotel.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 "Lahaina Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  3. ↑ Russell A. Apple (December 21, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places/National Historic Landmark 1974 Update: Lahaina / Lahaina (historic district)" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying 18 photos from 1973 (32 KB)
  4. ↑ "Lahaina Restoration Foundation: The Baldwin House". Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  5. ↑ "Lahaina Restoration Foundation: The Seamen's Hospital". Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  6. ↑ "Waiola Church: History". Retrieved 2010-03-27.


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