The Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives collects, preserves, interprets, and exhibits documents, artifacts, and other records of Hawaii's "missionary" period from about 1820 to 1863. It interprets its historic site and collections and makes these collections available for research, educational purposes, and public enjoyment. The archive's collection holds over 3,000 Hawaiian, Western, and Pacific artifacts, and more than 12,000 books, manuscripts, original letters, diaries, journals, illustrations and Hawaiian church records. The historic site and archive is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.[1] The general admission charge is $12, with discounts for students, seniors, and the military.[2]
The evolution of Mission House architecture illustrates the progressive adaptation of missionaries from New England to the climate, culture, and building materials they encountered in the Sandwich Islands.
Oldest Frame House
The materials to build the Oldest Frame House (Ka Hale Lāʻau 'the wood house') arrived by ship around Cape Horn from Boston in 1821. They had already been measured and cut, ready to assemble into a frame house suitable for the climate of New England: with small windows to help keep the heat inside and short eaves so as not to risk cracking under a load of snow.
Though principally occupied by the seven members of Daniel Chamberlain's family, it often housed as many as five other missionary families, along with occasional ailing sailors or orphans. The small parlor served as a schoolhouse, and the basement served as the dining hall. The cookhouse was a separate building.[3]
Chamberlain House
The Chamberlain House (Ka Hale Kamalani) was built in 1831 from materials procured locally: coral blocks cut from reefs offshore and lumber salvaged from ships. Designed by the mission's quartermaster, Levi Chamberlain, to hold supplies as well as people, it had two stories, an attic, and a cellar. The windows are larger, more numerous, and shuttered against the sun.[4] The building now serves as the main exhibition hall for the Museum.[5]
Print House
In 1841, a covered porch and balcony were added to the frame house, and an extra bedroom was built next door out of coral blocks. Both additions show further adaptation to an indoor-outdoor lifestyle appropriate to the climate.[6] The extra coral building later became the mission's Print House (Ka Hale Paʻi) and now serves as a museum exhibit to show how the missionaries and native Hawaiians worked together to produce the first materials printed in the Hawaiian language.[7]
Gallery
The Oldest Frame House (Ka Hale Lāʻau 'the wood house'), 1821
Sandler, Rob, Julie Mehta, and Frank S. Haines (2008). Architecture in Hawai'i: A Chronological Survey, new edition. Honolulu: Mutual Publishing.
Simpson, MacKinnon (1998). Museum Homes of Honolulu: A Guidebook. Honolulu: Mission Houses Museum.
August 22, 2023
hawaiian, mission, houses, historic, site, archives, other, mission, houses, mission, house, disambiguation, 3040, 8570, 3040, 8570, established1920location553, south, king, street, honolulu, hawaiiwebsitehttp, missionhouses, honolulu, hawaii, established, 192. For other mission houses see Mission House disambiguation 21 18 14 N 157 51 25 W 21 3040 N 157 8570 W 21 3040 157 8570 Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and ArchivesEstablished1920Location553 South King Street Honolulu HawaiiWebsitehttp www missionhouses org The Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives Honolulu Hawaii was established in 1920 by the Hawaiian Mission Children s Society a private non profit organization and genealogical society on the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the first Christian missionaries in Hawaiʻi In 1962 the Mission Houses together with Kawaiahaʻo Church both built by those early missionaries were designated a U S National Historic Landmark NHL under the combined name Kawaiahao Church and Mission Houses In 1966 all the NHLs were included in the National Register of Historic Places The Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives collects preserves interprets and exhibits documents artifacts and other records of Hawaii s missionary period from about 1820 to 1863 It interprets its historic site and collections and makes these collections available for research educational purposes and public enjoyment The archive s collection holds over 3 000 Hawaiian Western and Pacific artifacts and more than 12 000 books manuscripts original letters diaries journals illustrations and Hawaiian church records The historic site and archive is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 00 a m to 4 00 p m 1 The general admission charge is 12 with discounts for students seniors and the military 2 Contents 1 Houses 1 1 Oldest Frame House 1 2 Chamberlain House 1 3 Print House 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 ReferencesHouses EditThe evolution of Mission House architecture illustrates the progressive adaptation of missionaries from New England to the climate culture and building materials they encountered in the Sandwich Islands Oldest Frame House Edit The materials to build the Oldest Frame House Ka Hale Laʻau the wood house arrived by ship around Cape Horn from Boston in 1821 They had already been measured and cut ready to assemble into a frame house suitable for the climate of New England with small windows to help keep the heat inside and short eaves so as not to risk cracking under a load of snow Though principally occupied by the seven members of Daniel Chamberlain s family it often housed as many as five other missionary families along with occasional ailing sailors or orphans The small parlor served as a schoolhouse and the basement served as the dining hall The cookhouse was a separate building 3 Chamberlain House Edit The Chamberlain House Ka Hale Kamalani was built in 1831 from materials procured locally coral blocks cut from reefs offshore and lumber salvaged from ships Designed by the mission s quartermaster Levi Chamberlain to hold supplies as well as people it had two stories an attic and a cellar The windows are larger more numerous and shuttered against the sun 4 The building now serves as the main exhibition hall for the Museum 5 Print House Edit In 1841 a covered porch and balcony were added to the frame house and an extra bedroom was built next door out of coral blocks Both additions show further adaptation to an indoor outdoor lifestyle appropriate to the climate 6 The extra coral building later became the mission s Print House Ka Hale Paʻi and now serves as a museum exhibit to show how the missionaries and native Hawaiians worked together to produce the first materials printed in the Hawaiian language 7 Gallery Edit The Oldest Frame House Ka Hale Laʻau the wood house 1821 The Chamberlain House Ka Hale Kamalani 1831 The Print House Ka Hale Paʻi 1841See also EditList of the oldest buildings in HawaiiReferences Edit Visitor Information Hours House Tour amp Exhibition Admission Archived from the original on April 19 2018 Retrieved March 29 2015 Sandler Mehta and Haines 2008 p 11 Sandler Mehta and Haines 2008 p 12 Mission Houses Museum Historic Structures Sandler Mehta and Haines 2008 p 12 Mission Houses Museum Historic Structures Sandler Rob Julie Mehta and Frank S Haines 2008 Architecture in Hawai i A Chronological Survey new edition Honolulu Mutual Publishing Simpson MacKinnon 1998 Museum Homes of Honolulu A Guidebook Honolulu Mission Houses Museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives amp oldid 1169087397, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
