The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-01
Recently Punahou


Honolulu has always been a city OF
beautiful homes. and the past year has
seen many added to the wealth of the
town in this respect. EMPOWERED in
trees as the residence portion of the
city is, the new houses do not make
themselves so apparent as in the cities
of the mainland, where trees are things
OF slower growth. but the new houses
are here, nevertheless. The reports of
the local architects, which furnish the
best data for an article on building,
show not alone that Honolulu has been
improved during the year by the addi-
ton of many buildings and residences
designed by local architects but that
much work has also been done in the
way of buildings in the other islands of
The group outside of Oahu. The reports
of the leading local architects. complied
from information furnished by the sew
eral firms, follows:
w.M Campbell reports that since his
eeturn from the Coast he has built
twerty-tnree houses in different parts
of Honolulu, which is an average OF
about two per month for the time that
MIR. Campbell has been here. The agre-
gate value OF these iwenty-three houses
is sS5. COT. and the estimated value OF
the land before the buildings were
placed on ii Is $50, 900. This land value
has been so Increased by building opera
tons. that it may be fairly stated, that
MI Campbell has added 100000 to the
amount of taxable property in the city
of Honolulu In addition to this, the
draws about 5000 more in
water rates from the new househelders
with one exception, namely the build
ing for the geodetic station, it may be
said truthfully that none of these build
ings would have been put up had it
not been for the efforts Of Mr.. Campbell
himself Mr.. Campbell now has six new
buildings under way. of which the
probable aggregate cost will be about
SIS, 600. The architect, asked as to tie
present situation, said that in his opin-
ion there was a general restoration OF
confidence in the future in the COM
munitv, and that he had especially not
ed a marked Improvement in this re-
caro- Wll0In Inc past Aoui iiOAAe'iAs.
Many residents of the city We're max
ing improvements to their dwellings,
and more were in contemplation.
The finest house built by Mr.. Camp
bell during the year past was the re-
,idence of L. Abrams, on Beretania
street. near Punahou. 1t is handsome
.wo story building, with six large rooms
IN the first floor and four on the
second, and with the attic finished for
Billiard room. 1t has a stone founda-
ion. and roomy basement. There is
LIso a large verandah, almost neces-
airy part of every comfortable Homo
ulu house. The residence cost $4,000.
Architect Traphegan reports that in
lis opinion the town has been sorne-
What overbuilt. He has finished the
an6sone Odd Fellows building, which
ras written up last year, and has de-
igned and built g new wing to the
lueen's Hospital, of which improve
aent he does not choose to state the
ost. The new building at Oahu Pri- - -
ON, written I'D at length in the Adver- :.
iser two weeks ago. was also built
rom a design by Traphegan. He is
ust beginning work on a new build nj
ng for the United States Immigrant IN
tation. W
The firm of Beardslee & Gill have de- s.
igned during the year a new building sc
Dir Prof Woods to be used as Ham In
nam baths. to be erected on the lot
etween the Alexander Young Hotel BIT
nd the Y. NJ c. A. building. It viii he
e a structure of two stories the second re
DOR being designed to serve as lodge be
nd club room for the Elks. This firm br
kew;se designed the main building for n
ne insane asylum, the contract for the re
uiIding of which has been held uD by de
arious complications gil
Architect A, L. Kerr has built during la
lie year a cottage at Waikiki for j. tit
McInerny. the cost being $4,000. He of
as likewise put up the new Fish fol