Post Office Sculpture – Schofield Barracks HI
Date added: December 10, 2012
Honolulu’s historic Schofield Barracks branch post office contains a 1943 Section of Fine Arts wood carving by Roy King entitled “Primitive Communication.”
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Kuakini Street Bridge (Wailoani Stream) – Honolulu HI
Date added: August 7, 2012
The bridge carrying North Kuakini Street over the Waiolani Stream was constructed with federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds in 1934.
Jefferson Elementary School – Honolulu HI
Date added: August 7, 2012
Constructed by the PWA in 1933. Confirmation needed on whether or not this is the original building.
Roosevelt High School – Honolulu HI
Date added: August 7, 2012
Honolulu’s Roosevelt High School was constructed in 1935 with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. P.W.A. Docket No. 2633 T. H.
Iao Intermediate School (Old Wailuku Armory) – Wailuku HI
Date added: August 7, 2012
The old Wailuku Armory was constructed with New Deal funding, according to local sources. Further details and confirmation of this is needed. The Iao Intermediate School took over the building in 2003 after extensive renovations. The three-story building now houses… read more
Ala Moana Park, Roosevelt Portals – Honolulu HI
Date added: August 3, 2012
This shore-side park was constructed with CWA and FERA funds. From a Department of Land and Natural Resources calendar: “The moderne style, FERA funded Ala Moana Park East Entry Gateway (1934), designed by Harry Sims Bent, was officially named the… read more
Kaneohe Bay Drive – Honolulu HI
Date added: August 3, 2012
Constructed with CWA and probably FERA funding.
Mother Waldron Playground – Honolulu HI
Date added: August 3, 2012
“The brick comfort station with its sweeping pergolas serves as a focal point at Mother Waldron Playground in Kaka’ako (1937), a WPA project. Nationally renown planner Lewis Mumford applauded architect Harry Sims Bent’s moderne design, and recommended that the site’s… read more
University of Hawaii at Manoa: Andrews Amphitheater – Honolulu HI
Date added: August 3, 2012
“The lava rock Andrews Amphitheatre at the University of Hawai’I (1935) was designed by architect Ralph Fishbourne with Professor Arthur R. Keller serving as the consulting engineer. The University covered the $5,213 cost for materials while the FERA paid for… read more
Makiki Pumping Station – Honolulu HI
Date added: August 3, 2012
From a Department of Land and Natural Resources calendar: “The Makiki-Manoa Pumping Station (1935), designed by architect Hart Wood and the landscape architecture firm of Thompson & Thompson, was one of a number of Honolulu Board of Water Supply improvements… read more
Kawananakoa School Improvements – Honolulu HI
Date added: August 3, 2012
“The lava rock terracing at Kawananakoa School (1934), as well as the fountain featuring bas reliefs by Margarite Blasingame, resulted from the continuation of a number of the CWA’s projects by FERA.” Blasingame was an American sculptor born in Honolulu… read more
Makaha Bridge Number 3A, Farrington Highway – Makaha HI
Date added: August 3, 2012
“The timber truss Makaha Bridge Number 3A (1937), was constructed as part of Territorial Highway from Wai’anae to Makua. WPA moneys helped fund this road.”
Molokai Public Library – Kaunakakai HI
Date added: August 3, 2012
“The Molokai Public Library (1937), designed by Harry K. Stewart, was one of a number of public buildings in Hawai’I to be built thanks to the PWA. Another PWA project, the Honoka’a Library on the island of Hawai’i used the… read more
Nu’uanu Stream – Honolulu HI
Date added: August 3, 2012
“The lava rock walls that lined Nu’uanu Stream were part of a WPA funded flood control project (1937). Flood control assumed a high priority in Honolulu after a February 27, 1935 storm dumped 14.23 inches of rain in Nu’uanu Dowsett… read more
Territorial Circuit Court Building – Lihue HI
Date added: August 3, 2012
“Graceful and handsomely proportioned, the Territorial Circuit Court Building (1938) in Lihu’e was designed by Harry K. Stewart. This PWA project beautifully integrates the Hawaiian and Spanish Mission revival styles.”