About this property
Wailuku Elementary School is a public elementary school operated by the Hawaii Department of Education, occupying a historic school building in Wailuku, Hawaii. At the time Wailuku School was dedicated in May 1904 (as Wailuku Public School , renamed Wailuku Elementary School in 1928), it was described as "the handsomest school building on the island or perhaps the country." Designed by one of the Territory of Hawaiʻi's most prominent architects, C.W. Dickey (then in partnership with E.A.P. Newcomb), it remains the only stone school building in Maui. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 30 June 2000. On 21 May 1904 Territorial Senator Henry Perrine Baldwin laid the cornerstone and buried a cast iron time capsule containing an 1866 copy of the Daily Hawaiian Herald (whose most famous reporter was Mark Twain) and other publications from the era, along with an assortment of U.S. and Hawaiian coins and postage stamps. The time capsule was unearthed on 21 April 2004.
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Federal Designation
The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 00000666. It was listed on June 29, 2000.
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Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).
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When was Wailuku School listed on the National Register?
Wailuku School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 29, 2000.
What type of historic resource is Wailuku School?
Wailuku School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Wailuku School?
The period of significance for Wailuku School is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1866.
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