Name | The Honolulu House Museum |
Brief Description | A Nineteeth Century House Museum |
Type | Attraction |
Category | Battle Creek Michigan Museum |
Description | The Honolulu House Museum was built in 1860 by Abner Pratt (first United State Consul to the Sandwich (Hawiian) Islands. The exterior architecture is a combination of Polynesian, Italinate and Gothic. The interior boast 15' ceilings and a circular freestanding staircase. The walls and ceilings were originally painted to depict scenes from the Islands. These decorative paintings were greatly embellished in the 1884 and restored by a team of artists from 1980-1984. The restoration work has won several awards.
In 1962 the Honolulu House became headquarters of the Marshall Historical Society and the Society has financed all the restoration since. |
Address | 107 N. Kalamazoo Ave. |
CSZ | Marshall MI 49068 |
Phone 1 | (269) 781-8544 |
Email | dircherie@cablespeed.com |
Handicapped Accessible | No |
Time Allowance | 30-40 minutes |
Website | www.marshallhistoricalsociety.org |
Last Updated | 7/22/2004 |
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