Built 1871 Architectural style Neoclassical Opened 1871 Added to NRHP 5 May 1972 | Architect J.G. Osborne NRHP Reference # 72000416 Area 4,000 m² Nearest city Honolulu | |
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Similar Old Post Office Building, Manchester Main Post Office, Wickahoney Post Office and Stag, Sitka US Post Office and Court, United States Post Office–M | ||
Kamehameha V Post Office at the corner of Merchant and Bethel Streets in Honolulu, Hawaii was the first building in the Hawaiian Islands to be constructed entirely of precast concrete blocks reinforced with iron bars. It was built by J.G. Osborne in 1871 and the success of this new method was replicated on a much grander scale the next year in the royal palace, Aliʻiōlani Hale. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 5 May 1972. It was named for King Kamehameha V who built a number of other public buildings during his reign.
The building served as a post office until it was converted into a district court office in 1922. In 1976 it was restored by the architects Anderson & Reinhardt as an example of the European Neoclassical architecture and new methods of construction during the Hawaiian Monarchy.