Anyone who knows me well, knows how much I love old, historic homes. I thought I would list for you the historic Kailua real estate and other Windward historic homes that are dedicated to public interest and preservation. Except, as noted, these Kailua homes are on the State Register of Historic Places and are allowed a drastically reduced property tax, provided that the homes (exterior) are open to public viewing. If the homes are not easily seen from the public right of way, they are subject to Alternate Visual Visitation (AVV) on the second Saturday of every month, where the owners must afford the public an opportunity for viewing the homes (i.e., open the gates, allow a drive up the private road, etc.)
PLEASE NOTE:
THESE KAILUA HISTORIC HOMES ARE NOT CURRENTLY FOR SALE
(See what IS for sale in Kailua)
xxxx Mokulua Drive (AVV) (Lanikai, Kailua Real Estate)
“The Clarence Cooke Guest Beach House, built in 1929, is significant for its associations with the development of Lanikai, and as an example of a beach house constructed in the Hawaiian style of architecture during the 1920s and adapted to residential use in the postwar period. It is also significant for its associations with Hawaii financier Clarence Hyde Cooke. The Cooke beach house is one of the few remaining beach houses in Lanikai that stand as a reminder of the opening decade of the development of the area. The house retains features from its initial construction in the 1920s, such as the board-and-batten walls, inset lanai, and double-pitched hipped roof. But, it also shows architectural features from the 1950s, when it was remodeled into a modern residence, which have attained significance in their own right. These include sliding doors, jalousie windows, canec ceiling panels, and vertical tongue-and-groove interior walls.” - Historic Hawaii Foundation
1320 Aalapapa Drive (AVV) (Lanikai, Kailua Real Estate)
123 Kaiolena Drive (Lanikai, Kailua Real Estate)
“Built in 1933, this house has a double pitched hipped roof, vertical tongue and groove wood walls and ceilings, and a lava rock foundation. The property also includes a detached gable roofed carport. The Richard J. Boyen Beach Cottage is significant as an example of a dwelling constructed in the “Hawaiian style” of architecture built in Hawaii in the 1930s It is also significant for its association with the development of the Lanikai community.” - Historic Hawaii Foundation
2 Aalapapa Place (Lanikai, Kailua Real Estate)
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33 Pilipu Place (AVV) (Beachside, Kailua Real Estate)
“The Mark Robinson Beach House is significant for its association with the Robinson family; with the development of Kailua as a beachfront community; and for its Colonial Revival architecture. The two-story, frame beach house was constructed in 1928 by one of Oahu’s affluent Hawaiian-haole families. It was built as a country house for weekend and summer get-aways on a large lot in Kailua that fronted the ocean. The original estate was later subdivided into ten lots, and a contemporary house now stands between the historic beach house and the ocean.
The house was designed in the Colonial Revival style of architecture and some of its features represent adaptations to Hawaii’s climate, such as the H-shaped form with deepset lanais. It has a shake, hip roof with overhanging eaves and exposed eave brackets. this is one of the last beach houses from the early twentieth century to remain on Kailua Beach.” - Historic Hawaii Foundation
55 Kailuana Place (Beachside, Kailua Real Estate)
55 Kailuana Place in Kailua at Castle Point. Harold K.L. Castle Residence on the Hawaii Historic Register.
Harold Kainalu Long Castle Residence. This home is not viewable from the road, but the gates would be open on the second Saturday of each month. This house was originally built and occupied by Harold K. L. Castle in 1948 and was designed by Honolulu architects Albert Ely Ives and George Hogan. The house was added to the Hawaii Register of Historic Places, on August 2, 2009, as the Harold Castle Beach Residence.
The Castle family sold the house in 2003 to Paul Sullivan. Sullivan extensively remodeled, adding among other things a lava rock pool, hot tub and eight waterfalls. He sold it in January 2008 for $9 million Kevin Comcowich (after dropping the price from its listed $11.9 million) of Houston, Texas.The Multiple Listing Service describes the house as having 4,951 square feet interior space on land area of 27,131 feet. The home is in the gated area of Beachside, Kailua called Castle Point. President Obama has rented this home for his winter vacations for several years.
142 Palapu Street (Kalama Tract, Kailua Real Estate)
142 Palapu Street in Kailua - On the Historic Register.
“The Edric Cook Residence is a two-story Cape Cod style house, built in 1935 by the English-born Cook as the sixth house along the Ala Wai canal. It was moved in 1968 by Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Delpiano to its current address in Kailua, to make way for the Fairway Villa Apartments. The house features a steep gable-front roof, covered by cut, wood shingles, shed dormers, and open eaves. Its symmetrical facade has shingled walls, multi-light double-hung windows, shutters, and a single-story entry porch with hipped roof. It was designed by V. Ossipoff in the building department of T.H. Davies & Co. and M. Kiuchi was the contractor, according to a newspaper article at the time. Mr. Cook also worked as a cashier for the Davies Co.” - Historic Hawaii Foundation
248 North Kalaheo Avenue (Beachside, Kailua Real Estate)
248 North Kalaheo at Kalama Beach Park in Kailua. On Historic Register.
“The Boettcher Estate was built in 1937 on Kailua Beach, on the windward side of Oahu, and is significant as an example of 1930s Hawaiian-style architecture and the work of architect Vladimir Ossipoff. It was designed by Ossipoff and built by contractor M. Kiuchi, who also teamed up to build the Edric Cook house (State Register). The house is situated on the rise of a sand dune in the center of a landscaped, ocean-front parcel. The one-story house has a distinctive steeply-pitched, cross-hip, “Hawaiian-style” roof, covered with shakes. The building’s U-shaped plan wraps around an in-set lanai supported by coral stone columns. The lanai floor is acid-stained concrete, inscribed with a tapa-inspired design. The open side of the U faces the mountains, protecting the lanai from the prevailing onshore winds. The home’s design combines many elements of indoor/ outdoor living associated with the architecture of Hawaii during this period. The bath and dressing rooms open directly to the exterior, and the large lanai has a fireplace.” - Historic Hawaii Foundation
The Boettcher Estate is unique in that it is no longer a residence, but is actually owner by the City and County of Honolulu and serves as a public park called Kalama Beach Park. This home became a municipal park in 1978 when Mae Bleakie Boettcher, the window of the original owner sold the home to City and County of Honolulu. After the city assumed ownership, the house and its 4-acre (16,000 m2) lot were restored and redesigned in several phases by Mason Architects of Honolulu to serve as Kalama Beach Park. The area called Kalama (which means “The Torch” in the Hawaiian language) was Kailua’s first housing tract, developed in 1925 by Harold K.L. Castle, who named it after Queen Kalama, the wife of King Kamehameha III, who previously owned the land in the Kailua area.
AND IN KANEOHE:
44-431 Kaneohe Bay Drive (Kaneohe Real Estate)
“The Gerald A. Dolan Residence sits on a large grassy lot fronting Kaneohe Bay, with views of Coconut Island and the Koolau Mountains. It is significant as a good example of a pre-World War II beach house and for its association with the residential development of the Opaapaa subdivision. It was designed by Hubert “Hobby” Hobson, who came to Hawaii in 1929, and was working for Lewers & Cooke. The later additions were the work of Cy Lemmon. The home’s modest, rustic character features one-story, board and batten construction, open beam ceiling, and an openess to the outdoors, which is facilitated by a deeply-set lanai. The living room has sliding doors that open on two sides. The Opaapaa Subdivision was created by Kaneohe Ranch in 1939 and the lot was provided to the Dolans through a 30-year lease. This house was one of the first to be constructed in this tract. Mr. Dolan was an accountant with Bishop Trust Co.” - Historic Hawaii Foundation
NON-TAX-EXEMPT HISTORIC REGISTER WINDWARD RESIDENCES
908 Mokulua Drive (Lanikai, Kailua Real Estate)
“Built in 1931, the Andrade Beach Retreat was a getaway beach cottage for the Andrade family. The house is a single story, wood-frame house with exterior shiplap siding and a multi-hip, double pitched roof. The small scale of the home and its large grass lawns are reminiscent of the low-key, beach front area of old Lanikai. Andrade Beach Retreat is significant for its association with James Andrade, the first island-born chiropractor on the islands.”- Historic Hawaii Foundation
41-849 Laumilo Street in Waimanalo, HI (Waimanalo Real Estate)
“The Alfred Hocking Beach House is situated at the end of a residential side street and is centered on a beach front lot that slopes gently down towards the ocean. The residence was constructed in 1926 and is one of the first homes located in the historic suburban development known as Waimanalo Beach Lots. The Alfred B. Hocking Beach House is significant for its association with the development of beach front housing in Hawaii. The residence is also significant as it exemplifies the quality of construction of the early 20th century Arts and Crafts Hawaiian regional building style.” - Historic Hawaii Foundation
If you are interested in other Kailua real estate or historic Hawaii homes on Oahu, please do not hesitate to call Yvonne Jaramillo Ahearn at 808-721-8088.