Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium

	Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	American Samoa Highway 001, Utulei, American Samoa
Coordinates	14°16′44″S 170°40′59″W / 14.278889°S 170.683056°W
Area	Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1962
NRHP reference No.	10000888
Added to NRHP	November 12, 2010

The Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium, also called Fale Laumei ("turtle house") in Samoan, is the largest indoor meeting space in the United States territory of American Samoa. It is located in the village of Utulei, surrounded by other government buildings. The main body of the building is a roughly ovoid structure, with a curved roof (finished with wooden shakes) that is reminiscent of the thatch roofs of traditional Samoan structures. The auditorium was built in 1962 under orders from Governor Hyrum Rex Lee as part of a major initiative to modernize the territory's infrastructure and facilities. It was built by a construction squadron of the United States Navy, and was completed in time for the 1962 South Pacific Conference. It was later named in honor of Lee, who was the territory's longest-serving governor, and oversaw much of its modernization.^[1]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.^[2] It was built to house the delegates of the 1962 South Pacific Conference. The structure would later be known as Fale Laumei (Turtle House).^[3]

References

^ "NRHP nomination for H. Rex Lee Auditorium" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Shaffer, Robert J. (2000). American Samoa: 100 Years Under the United States Flag. Island Heritage. Page 190. ISBN 9780896103399.

This American Samoa–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This National Register of Historic Places-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[NRHP-1] "NRHP nomination for H. Rex Lee Auditorium" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-05-30.

[nris-2] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[3] Shaffer, Robert J. (2000). American Samoa: 100 Years Under the United States Flag. Island Heritage. Page 190. ISBN 9780896103399.

[1]

[2]

[3]

v t e U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Topics	Architectural style categories Contributing property Historic district History of the National Register of Historic Places Keeper of the Register National Park Service Property types
Lists by state	List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Lists by insular areas	American Samoa Guam Minor Outlying Islands Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Virgin Islands
Lists by associated state	Federated States of Micronesia Marshall Islands Palau
Other areas	District of Columbia American Legation, Morocco
Related	National Historic Preservation Act Historic Preservation Fund List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places portal Category

See also

References