Honolulu House

Honolulu House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District Contributing Property
Michigan State Historic Site
Abner Pratt House (Honolulu House) in 1965
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Location	107 N. Kalamazoo Avenue Marshall, Michigan
Coordinates	42°16′21.7″N 84°57′52.4″W / 42.272694°N 84.964556°W / 42.272694; -84.964556Coordinates: 42°16′21.7″N 84°57′52.4″W / 42.272694°N 84.964556°W / 42.272694; -84.964556
Built	1860
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP Reference #	70000267
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 8, 1970
Designated NHLDCP	July 17, 1991

Honolulu House is a historic home in Marshall, Michigan, built in 1860 as a Hawaiian-inspired house with Italianate and Gothic Revival styles. It was built by Abner Pratt, a former chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court and United States Consul to Hawaii under President James Buchanan. Pratt lived in the Hawaiian islands for many years, and after settling in Marshall, he began to recreate his former surroundings by building Honolulu House. The house was built across the street from a house that Pratt had built as a wedding gift for his daughter in 1841. The Honolulu house has a sprawling wraparound porch, reminiscent of the Hawaiian 'Iolani Palace. The walls were painted with tropical scenes.

Pratt died of pneumonia in 1863. The house was renovated in 1951 and was acquired in 1961 by the Marshall Historical Society for use as a museum.