Photo by Jill Byus Radke
The Makalapa housing area is significant under several National Register criteria: for its association with the build up of officers’ housing just prior to World War II and for its association with Admiral Chester Nimitz, Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), who lived in the neighborhood for most of the war; and under Criterion C, both for its association with the firm of master architect C.W. Dickey, designer of the houses and the neighborhood, and as an example of military residential planning in Hawaii, which followed the “Garden City” concept prevalent at the time. In 1939 the Navy purchased the Makalapa Crater land and designated the site for officers’ quarters, complete with recreational facilities, overlooking the naval base. Admiral Nimitz lived at 37 Makalapa Drive, at the highest point of the crater rim. He and the other officers were within walking distance of the CINCPACFLT administration buildings. The houses, mostly completed in 1941, were constructed of pre-fabricated components.
Makalapa Historic Neighborhood
- Built 1941
- Part of the Pearl Harbor National Landmark
- Will be Adversely Affected by Rail Transit
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Photos and text dervived from Study of Potential Effects to Historic Properties prepared by Mason Architects for the Honolulu Rapid Transit Corridor Project, City and County of Honolulu, 2008
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