Wailuku Civic Center Historic District
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Wailuku Civic Center Historic District
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The four buildings that make up the district, March 2010.
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| Location | 150 South High Street (Courthouse) 250 South High Street (Old Police Station) 251 High Street (Library) 2264 Aupuni Street (Territorial Building) |
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| Area | 40 acres (160,000 m2); 4 buildings |
| Built | 1907 (Courthouse) 1925 (Old Police Station) 1928 (Library) 1931 (Territorial Building) |
| Architect | Henry Livingston Kerr (Courthouse) William D'Esmond (Police Station) C.W. Dickey (Library/Territorial Building) |
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Beaux-Arts (Courthouse) Mediterranean Revival (Old Police Station) Mediterranean Revival/Hawaiian (Library/Territorial Building) |
| NRHP Reference # | 86001624 |
| Added to NRHP | August 20, 1986 |
The Wailuku Civic Center Historic District is a group of four historic buildings and one non-contributing property in Wailuku, Maui Hawaii that currently house the governmental offices of both the County of Maui and the State of Hawaii. The historic buildings were built during a time span from 1901 to 1931. They incorporate several architectural styles and two of the four historic buildings were designed and built by Hawaii-based architect C.W. Dickey. The non-contributing property houses most of the County of Maui's main offices.
The Courthouse was built in 1907, allowing the court to move in 1908 from an inadequate facility just across the street (where the current Territorial Building now stands), which had been built in 1880. The old Courthouse was then used as Maui County's Town Hall.
Designed by Henry Livingston Kerr, the design incorporates Beaux-Arts architecture. The 7,000-square-foot (650 m2), 68-foot (21 m) by 52-foot (16 m) structure is built of concrete block cast-like stone set upon a below-grade reinforced foundation that also houses another floor of office space. The "cast stone" was created onsite and patterned randomly to prevent repetition. This was deemed more economical than hauling quarried stone, though the blocks were just as difficult to install at 400 lb (180 kg) each. The current hipped wood-framed roof was installed in 1929, replacing the original flat roof which had been leaking. In 1962, a further 5,000 square feet (460 m2) was added to the courthouse, which included the addition of a basement.
The building's use as a courthouse ended when a new Circuit Court building was built just down the street. Bought by the County of Maui, it currently houses the offices of the Prosecuting Attorney.
The Kalana Pakui Building was built in 1925 and designed by Maui architect William D'Esmond, incorporating Mediterranean Revival Style architecture. The building is built using reinforced concrete. It is two stories with one floor below grade, with a u-shaped floorplan. Arcaded lanais run across the main body of the building, with steps accentuated by curvilinear concrete railings, and capped by a low-pitched hip roof of Spanish tile. The building was originally used as a County Office Building, then as a Police Station; it is currently used as the Planning Department Offices for Maui County.
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