Wailuku Public Library - Wailuku, HI
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silverquill
N 20° 53.110 W 156° 30.284
4Q E 759589 N 2311454
This is one of five qualifying buildings in the Wailuku Civic Center Historic District, comprising the old government complex. The library was built in 1928 and is still in use.
Waymark Code: WMDXJA
Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 03/06/2012
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This library is part of the State of Hawaii Public Library System. Although it is housed in a historic building, it is connected to the system through technology, while maintaining a relaxed, old town atmosphere. Conveniently located in the heart of the downtown region close to the government offices and the historic Wailuku Elementary School.
Here are some interesting architectural details from the National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form for the Wailuku Civic Center Historic District
The Wailuku Library [is a] Mediterranean
revival/Hawaiian style building ... designed by C.W. Dickey.
.. completed in 1928 .... The library is a single story, asymmetrically massed building. Its most prominent feature, a large double-pitched hip roof with overhanging eaves, shelters the main body of the building. Two wings, with lower, but equally dramatic, double-pitched hip roofs, extend from the right rear and the left of the entry.
The entry porch features a tile drinking fountain with a silver sword motif. Long, thin casement windows modulate the plastered walls of the facade. An addition on the left side of the building is in keeping with the library's original design. A large Monkey Pod tree, which predates the library, stands at the Lahaina end of the property.
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