National Register of Historic Places

Mesa House

Agana, Guam County, Guam
Listed
February 8, 1985
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
85000408

About this property

The Mesa House, or Dr. Mesa House, is a historic house on Maxwell St. in Hagåtña, Guam. Built in 1930, it is relatively rare as a pre-World War II house with ifil wood construction. The building is two stories on a 12.6 by 8.4 metres (41 ft × 28 ft) plan. The first floor is concrete, while the second floor is ifil wood in both framing and flooring. The roof is framed in non-ifil wood and covered in corrugated metal. Its colonial-era architecture is exemplified by exterior stairs and porch elements. The house is notable for surviving not just World War II, but also termite infestations and typhoons that have regularly devastated the island. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Location

Agana, Guam County, Guam
13.47208, 144.75200

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Plaza de Espana
Listed
0.1 mi
Guam Congress Building
Civil War
0.2 mi
Agana Spanish Bridge
Colonial
0.3 mi
Fort Santa Agueda
Early Republic
0.4 mi
Guam Institute
Industrial
0.4 mi

Questions about this property

When was Mesa House listed on the National Register?

Mesa House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 8, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Mesa House?

Mesa House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Mesa House?

The period of significance for Mesa House is recorded as the industrial era.

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