Honolulu House

Honolulu House

Abner Pratt House (Honolulu House) in 1965
Location 107 N. Kalamazoo Avenue Marshall, Michigan
Coordinates 42°16′21.7″N 84°57′52.4″W / 42.272694°N 84.964556°W / 42.272694; -84.964556Coordinates: 42°16′21.7″N 84°57′52.4″W / 42.272694°N 84.964556°W / 42.272694; -84.964556
Built 1860
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP Reference # 70000267[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 8, 1970
Designated NHLDCP July 17, 1991[2]

Honolulu House is a historic home in Marshall, Michigan, built in 1860 as a Hawaiian-inspired house with Italianate and Gothic Revival styles. It was built by Abner Pratt, a former chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court and United States Consul to Hawaii under President James Buchanan. Pratt lived in the Hawaiian islands for many years, and after settling in Marshall, he began to recreate his former surroundings by building Honolulu House.[3] The house was built across the street from a house that Pratt had built as a wedding gift for his daughter in 1841.[4] The Honolulu house has a sprawling wraparound porch, reminiscent of the Hawaiian 'Iolani Palace. The walls were painted with tropical scenes.[3][5]

Pratt died of pneumonia in 1863.[5] The house was renovated in 1951[3] and was acquired in 1961 by the Marshall Historical Society for use as a museum.[6]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Marshall Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
  3. 1 2 3 Susan K. Collins; Nancy Todd (October 24, 1990). Carolyn Pitts, ed. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form : Marshall Michigan Historic Landmark District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-07-17. Accompanying photos
  4. ↑ Carver, Richard W. (1993). A History of Marshall. Donning Co. Publishers. p. 42.
  5. 1 2 von Buol, Peter (Fall 2006). "Abner Pratt and Michigan's Honolulu House". Prologue Magazine. National Archives and Records Administration. 38 (3). Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Honolulu House". Marshall Historical Society. Retrieved July 18, 2015.

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