Crater Historic District

	Crater Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	House of the Sun Visitor Center
Nearest city	Kahului, Hawaii
Built	0800
NRHP reference No.	74000289
Added to NRHP	November 01, 1974

The Crater Historic District encompasses National Park Service structures within Haleakala National Park. The buildings include utility structures, employee housing, administration facilities and visitor services facilities. Most were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps to standard Park Service designs in the 1930s. A few World War II era buildings survive from U.S. Army construction, and are included in the historic district. The Crater Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 1, 1974.^[1]

Kapalaoa Cabin

The Park Service adapted its preferred National Park Service rustic style to the Hawaiian Islands, avoiding the heavy log construction characteristic of the western continental United States parks in favor of a frame-construction interpretation for most buildings.^[2] The House of the Sun Visitor Center stands as the closest example of the mainland style of rubble construction with heavy framing. Designed by Park Service architect Merel Sager, it is also one of the few buildings that were not built with CCC labor.^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ "Kapalaoa Cabin". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. 2008-11-26. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
^ "Observatory". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. 2008-11-26. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2008-11-27.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.

[2] "Kapalaoa Cabin". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. 2008-11-26. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2008-11-27.

[3] "Observatory". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. 2008-11-26. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2008-11-27.

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