Aloha Tower

Aloha Tower
The Aloha Tower has been greeting vessels to port at Honolulu Harbor since September 11, 1926.
Aloha Tower is located in Oahu
Aloha Tower
Aloha Tower is located in Hawaii
Aloha Tower
LocationHonolulu, HI
Coordinates21°18′25.5″N 157°51′57.5″W / 21.307083°N 157.865972°W / 21.307083; -157.865972
Built1926
ArchitectArthur L. Reynolds
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Art Deco[2]
NRHP reference No.76000660 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 13, 1976
The tower in daylight (1959)

The Aloha Tower is a retired lighthouse[3][4] that is considered one of the landmarks of the state of Hawaii in the United States. Opened on September 11, 1926, at a cost of $160,000 ($2,805,206 in 2024),[5][6] the Aloha Tower is located at Pier 9 of Honolulu Harbor. It has been, and continues to be, a guiding beacon welcoming vessels to the City and County of Honolulu. Just as the Statue of Liberty greeted hundreds of thousands of immigrants each year to New York City, the Aloha Tower greeted hundreds of thousands of immigrants to Honolulu. At 10 stories and 184 feet (56 m) of height topped with 40 feet (12 m) of flag mast, for four decades the Aloha Tower was the tallest structure in Hawaii.[5] It was built in the Hawaiian Gothic architectural style.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Aloha Tower, Honolulu | 128700". Emporis. 1926-09-11. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved 2022-05-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "History". Aloha Tower Marketplace. Archived from the original on March 30, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "The Story of Honolulu's Historic Aloha Tower". Air to Hawaii. 11 February 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Foster, Jeanette (3 April 2012). Frommer's Honolulu, Waikiki and Oahu. John Wiley & Sons. p. 196. ISBN 978-1-118-07465-7. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  6. ^ "$160,000 in 1926 → 2024 | Inflation Calculator". www.in2013dollars.com. Retrieved 2024-03-22.