George D. Oakley House

George D. Oakley House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
View from street
Location	2110 Kakela Pl., Honolulu, Hawaii
Coordinates	21°18′27″N 157°49′40″W / 21.30750°N 157.82778°WCoordinates: 21°18′27″N 157°49′40″W / 21.30750°N 157.82778°W
Area	6,991 sq. ft.
Built	1929
Architect	Miles H. Gray
Architectural style	English Tudor cottage
NRHP Reference #	84000249[1]
Added to NRHP	15 November 1984

The George D. Oakley House at 2110 Kakela Place in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, was built in 1929 in the English Cottage style of architecture popular in Hawaiʻi during the 1920s and 1930s. This house is one of the finest of only two dozen or so extant houses of similar style in the state. Signature elements of the style include asymmetrical massing, a roof shaped to resemble thatch, a gable with half-timbered facade, a king post truss ceiling, diamond-shaped casement windows, decorative as well as functional wrought iron, and even a tiny window in the chimney. Its architect was Miles H. Gray, an engineer with the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps. The basement floor of acid-stained decorative concrete is also a rare surviving example of a technique pioneered by Robert D. Lammens during the 1920s. The house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.^[1]

A native of Scotland, George Oakley arrived in Hawaiʻi during the 1910s by way of the continental U.S. In 1920 he married Dean Spry and they lived in Kāneʻohe, where he managed a pineapple farm. After the farm ceased operations in 1923, he found work as a linotype operator and writer for the local newspapers until he retired in 1948. During the 1930s he served as music editor for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, writing a regular column, "Music on the Tradewinds." The family also started a business to promote musical concerts, Artists' Services of Honolulu, which between the 1930s and early 1960s brought famous talents to perform in Honolulu, including Yehudi Menuhin, Arthur Rubenstein, and the Vienna Boys Choir.

After the death of their daughter, Nancy Oakley Hedemann, in 2010,^[2] the house was put on the market, with a list price of $1.2 million.^[3]

Gallery

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  Diamond-paned casement window & lava-rock chimney with monogram "O"

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  Ground floor fireplace & chimney window

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  King post truss ceiling in living room

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  Front door with wrought-iron fixtures

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  Master bedroom with bath & built-in shelving

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  Dining room windows and built-in cupboard

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  Rear elevation

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  Acid-stained decorative concrete floor in basement

References

1. Nancy O. Hedemann (15 November 1984). "Nomination Form: George D. Oakley House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
2. "Obituaries". Honolulu Advertiser. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
3. "2110 Kakela Pl, Honolulu, HI 96822". American Dream Realty. Retrieved 2010-09-11.

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