Keōua Hale
Coordinates: 21°18.646′N 157°51.424′W / 21.310767°N 157.857067°W
Keōua Hale was the palace of Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani at 1302 Queen Emma Street in downtown Honolulu, Hawaii.
Contents |
[edit] History
The mansion was built upon the site of Princess Ruth and her adoptive son Leleiohoku's residence in Honolulu, Kaʻakopua. It burned down in 1873 and plans were made to build a grander palace on the location. In the mean time Keʻelikōlani and Leleiohoku resided in another house on King's Street until the house was completed, although most of her time were spent on the Big Island of Hawaii at the Hulihee Palace.[1][1]:47 Leleiohoku never saw the building completed, dying in 1877.
In the spring of 1883 Princess Ruth completed the building, and gave a grand luau to celebrate the event. It was larger than the ʻIolani Palace. This was followed by a ball in the evening, which was attended by all the best society of Honolulu, whether of native or foreign birth. But after this festivity the princess was taken suddenly ill, and left for Kailua on Hawaiʻi island hoping to restore her health. She received medical attention, but did not recover. On 24 May her remains were brought back to Honolulu, and lay in state in the new house. It was later inherited by Princess Bernice Pauahi who died in it.[2]
Today, the site of Keōua Hale is occupied by Central Middle School.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Kristin Zambucka (1872). The High Chiefess: Ruth Keelikolani. Kristin Zambucka Books. p. 5. http://books.google.com/books?id=iZNpEIgcNHAC.
- ^ Liliʻuokalani, Queen of Hawaii (1838-1917) (1898). "Chapters XVI-XXVIII". Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen. Boston: Lee and Shepard. http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/liliuokalani/hawaii/hawaii-3.html. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ "About Us – Central Middle School". https://sites.google.com/site/centralmiddleschoolhonolulu/.
[edit] External links
Media related to Keōua Hale at Wikimedia Commons
|
|||||||||||||
| This article about a building or structure in Hawaii is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
