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“on the site of the former Armed Services YMCA Building”
The No. 1 Capitol District Building, on the site of the former Armed Services YMCA Building, now houses the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum and the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. While they were both in the cabinet, under King Kamehameha V, American politicians John Mott-Smith and Charles Coffin Harris convinced the legislature to fund a hotel. It first opened in 1872.:173–174 The hotel was converted to a YMCA in 1917 and used by the military in World War I. In 1926 the termite-infested building was finally torn down, and a new one designed in Spanish mission style by Lincoln Rogers of the firm Emory & Webb. The new building was dedicated on March 16, 1928. The two-story U-shaped building includes a swimming pool in its courtyard. It is located at Coordinates: 21°18′31″N 157°51′30″W, 250 South Hotel Street, Honolulu, Hawaii. Across Richards Street is the Hawaii State Capitol building. The area was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Oahu as the Hawaii Capital Historic District on December 1, 1978.
Imagination... The creative minds through Art + Flea are showcased and on display here for the first time here at Hawai'i State Art Museum. Seems very fitting to have it here to not only for... Read more
This is a great place for all ages to immerse yourself in music and art. They currently have live music on First Fridays of every month and Second Fridays as well from 6pm-9pm. I especially love... Read more
This is a really nice museum in Honolulu! It's pretty cool to walk around and check out. There's lots of things to see and check out. You can walk around for a couple hours checking out the art.... Read more
Capitol Modern The Hawaii State Art Museum
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