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Kamehameha V Post Office
Built: 1871
Bethel and Merchant Streets, Honolulu
Hawaii’s first all-concrete building, the Kamehemeha V Post Office was built by J.G. Osborne in 1871 using pre-cast concrete blocks reinforced with iron bars. Its successful use of concrete led to the building of other concrete structures, including the original Royal Hawaiian Hotel in 1872.
Photos by Jonathan Radke
