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Iolani Palace, King & Richards Streets, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

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Iolani Palace, King & Richards Streets, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

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Summary

Significance: Residence of the last two royal rulers of Hawaii. Scene of transfer of government to the United States in 1898. From 1898 to 1960s, the palace served as the capitol of Hawaii. When built, the palace was the most elaborate structure in the Hawaiian Islands.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-3
Survey number: HABS HI-1
Building/structure dates: 1879-1882 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1929-1930 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000293

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Date

1950 - 1970
person

Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Kalakaua, King
Baker, T J
Wall, C J
Moore, Isaac
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