The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-11
STRIKING GATEWAY TO HIS
COUNTRY HOUSE.
Splendid Improvement Designed and in
Course Of Construction at Luakaha.
Another Attraction on the Pail Road.

One of the new and striking objects
Of interest to be seen on drive up the
road to the Pail is lately erected Torit
at the entrance to G. Nj. Cookies grounds
and prospective residence at Luakaha.
The large and attractive estate Of
Luakaha owned jointly by G. M. Cooke
and J. b. Atherton have lately been
divided the lower or makai portion
coming into the sole possession of 9. M.
Cooke who is now improving them and
erecting a splendid country residence,
which, with its surrounding grounds
will be one of the finest If not the finest
in the territory.
The tract awned by Mr.. Cooke is ap-
proximately triangular in shape, the
apex OF the triangle touching the new
government road at a point where the
road bends to the left as one goes to-
ward the Pail. and forms the boundary
of the tract for some distance.
IL is at this apex that the Tori is
placed forming the gateway into the
grounds.
A Tori according to the Standard
Dictionary is "the gateway of a Bud
dhist temple or of a tope; properly
comprising two uprights with three su-
perimposed crosspeces." This particu-
lar Torii was secured i'm Japan by f. j.
Lowrey for Mr.. Cooke, and is of hewn
stone weighing in all about fourteen
tons. The uprights are secured by be-
bases. Flanking the Tori are walls OF
rough stone suitably ornamental and,
harmonious with the Tori, though not
Japanese in design.
Through this gateway a splendid ma
Cadam road has been constructed lead
ing into the grounds past lodge to the
residence now being constructed. This
road Is on a line with the government
road as the latter touches the grounds
and before it bends off to the left, so
that the house, when completed, can
be seen from a long stretch of the gov
ernment road.
The house has been designed to har-
monize with the rugged surroundings, a
ruggedness softened as Hawaiian valley
sides are with perennial vegetation. 1t
is located on the edge of gulch OF
arroyo down which flows a pretty
stream from the mountains which hem
in the valley. Some little distance above
the house is a very pretty waterfall.
In designing the house two very diff
erent and almost opposite aspects were
sought and have been attained. One of
these was to make the longer axis of
the house parallel with the trend of
A the gulch on the side of which ii is built
which would bring it at an angle with
the driveway leading to it from the
government road, but would give a
most striking view up the arroyo and
of the waterfall above from almost
every part of the house. The other as
pect sought was to make the house ap-
parently face down the driveway
through the grounds, and down the ap-
proach to Luakaha by the government
road. The designer. Walter f. Pink
ham has harmonized these two aspects
by making the longest axis of the
house parallel with the arroyo and de-
signing a handsome port cochere and
connecting lanai with attractive ver-
andas on the side of approach. The ef-
feet Is as If the house faced squarely
on the approaching driveway, while re.
tanning the view up the arroyo.
The driveway from the government
road to the house is to be bordered or
each side with a row of date palms
and a hedge of variegated foliage
From the port cochere the driveway
turns at a right angle to the left lead
ing to the stables. The grounds are t.
be suitably improved.
The view from the house in all direc'
tions is probably one of the finest il
Nuuanu valley. The design has beer
carried out so far that the Tori is II
place, the lodge and the stables are
built and the house is under construc
ton.