Jean P. Haydon Museum
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Navy Building 43 | |
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| Location | Pago Pago Harbor, Fagatogo, American Samoa |
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| Coordinates | 14°16′40″S 170°41′16″W / 14.2778°S 170.6878°WCoordinates: 14°16′40″S 170°41′16″W / 14.2778°S 170.6878°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1917 |
| Architectural style | Tropical architecture |
| Part of | U.S. Naval Station Tutuila Historic District (#90000854) |
| NRHP Reference # | 72001442[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | March 16, 1972 |
| Designated CP | June 20, 1990 |
The Jean P. Haydon Museum is a museum dedicated to the culture and history of the United States territory of American Samoa.
The museum is located on the north side of Route 1 in Fagatogo, American Samoa, roughly opposite the main post office. The building in which it is located, formerly Navy Building 43 of Naval Station Tutuila, is itself historically significant as one of a few surviving buildings constructed by the United States Navy in 1917 with locally-fashioned rusticated concrete blocks. The building served as the naval base's commissary until 1950, when it was turned over to civilian administration and converted to the island's main post office.[2] The post office moved to new facilities, and in 1971 the building was opened as the museum, which is named for the wife of then-governor John M. Haydon.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Jean P. Haydon Museum" (PDF). USA: National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
External links
- Jean P. Haydon Museum – American Samoa Tourism Bureau
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