Isaacs Art Center
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Exterior view of the Isaacs Art Center
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| Established | 2004 |
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| Location | 65-1268 Kawaihae Road, Kamuela, HI 96743 |
| Director | Mollie M. Hustace |
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Waimea Elementary School
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| Coordinates | 20°01′21″N 155°40′24″W / 20.0223981°N 155.6732488°WCoordinates: 20°01′21″N 155°40′24″W / 20.0223981°N 155.6732488°W |
| Built | 1915 |
| Architectural style | Hawaiian plantation |
| Restored | June 2002 - March 2004 |
| NRHP Reference # | 05000541 |
| Added to NRHP | June 8, 2005 |
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The Isaacs Art Center is an art museum and retail gallery in Waimea on the Island of Hawaii. It is operated by and for the benefit of the Hawaii Preparatory Academy; all proceeds benefit the school's scholarship fund.
In addition to its retail holdings, the center houses an expansive permanent collection of Hawaiian, Pan-Pacific, and Asian art, including the world's largest intact collection of works by Madge Tennent. Among the many major artists represented are Jean Charlot, D. Howard Hitchcock, Herb Kawainui Kane, Huc-Mazelet Luquiens, Ben Norris, Louis Pohl, Horatio Nelson Poole, Lloyd Sexton, Jr., and Lionel Walden.
The 5,580-square-foot (518 m2) building was constructed in 1915 as the Waimea Elementary School. At its completion, the structure was the first public school in the historic ranching community of Waimea and among the earliest schoolhouses built in the Hawaiian plantation style. Locally, its size reflects the gradual increase in population that Waimea experienced in the early 20th century; nationally, a civic trend toward standardized American education.
The original architect and contractor responsible for the schoolhouse remain unknown. In 1916, it welcomed its first students, most of them the children of Parker Ranch employees.
Between 1942 and 1946, the Waimea Elementary School served as a makeshift field hospital for United States Marine Corps troops stationed in or around Waimea. At the war's peak, the region was host to approximately 30,000 G.I.s operating out of Camp Tarawa; many would later contribute to major campaigns on Iwo Jima and Okinawa, two decisive installments in the Pacific theatre.
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