Bishop National Bank of Hawaii
| Bishop National Bank of Hawaii | |||
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| National Register of Historic Places | |||
 Building in the state of 2009 |
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| location | 4525 Panako Rd., HI 50, Waimea, Hawaii | ||
| Coordinates | 21 ° 57 '34 " N , 159 ° 40' 9" W | ||
| Built | 1929 | ||
| architect | John Mason | ||
| Architectural style | Neoclassicism | ||
| NRHP number | 78001026 | ||
| The NRHP added | November 29, 1978 | ||
The Bishop National Bank of Hawaii , also known as First Hawaiian Bank , Bishop National Bank Waimea Branch and Bishop First National Bank Waimea Branch called, is in the National Register of Historic Places listed building in the town of Waimea on the island of Kaua'i of the State of Hawaii the United States . The building was built in 1929 and still serves as a bank today.
history
The bank building, completed on December 29, 1929, replaced a previous building from 1911. The Waimea Branch was the second branch of the Bishop National Bank after the branch in Hilo on the Big Island . At the time of construction, the branch served all of Kaua'i. After several name changes, the name was changed in 1969 to the First Hawaiian Bank, which still exists today.
On November 29, 1978, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It was also registered as a Historic Site by the State Historic Preservation Division of the State of Hawaii (SHPD Historic Site Number: 30-05-9311).
description
The building of the First Hawaiian Bank is a one-story, neoclassical concrete building, which is typical for the period after the First World War . To protect against flooding , the ground floor was constructed about one meter higher. The steps of the entrance portal are flanked on both sides by two Ionic columns on which the cornice rests. The roof is surrounded by a serrated frieze with a crown-shaped top and a parapet consisting partly of balustrades . The interior is not historic.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gary Cummins, Dorothy Roconda Pyle, Robert M. Fox: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination form Bishop National Bank. (PDF; 513 KB) United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, June 6, 1978, accessed March 20, 2015 .
- ^ Timeline of FHB. (PDF; 324 KB) Firs Hawaiaan Bank, March 20, 2015, accessed on March 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Gary Cummins, Dorothy Roconda Pyle, Robert M. Fox: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination form Bishop National Bank. (PDF; 513 KB) United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, June 6, 1978, accessed March 20, 2015 .
- ^ Bishop First National Bank. Historic Hawaiʻi Foundation, February 19, 2014, accessed March 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Gary Cummins, Dorothy Roconda Pyle, Robert M. Fox: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination form Bishop National Bank. (PDF; 513 KB) United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, June 6, 1978, accessed March 20, 2015 .