National Register Listing
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Washington Place
320 Beretania St., Honolulu, HI Local significance of the building: Politics/government; Architecture; Social History
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
About National Register Listings
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
Hawaii was originally an independent kingdom, with a monarchy that lasted from 1810 to 1893. The kingdom was overthrown by American businessmen and politicians who wanted to annex Hawaii to the United States.