Cooper Apartment Building | |
 Exterior image of Cooper Apartments | |
| Location | Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 21°16′50″N 157°49′36″W / 21.28056°N 157.82667°W |
| Built | 1939 |
| Built by | Francis Cooper |
| Architect | Bjarne Dahl |
| Architectural style | Tropical Modernism, Modern Architecture |
| NRHP reference No. | 100001417 |
| Added to NRHP | August 7, 2017 |
The Cooper Apartments, also known as Seaside Apartments, is a historic apartment building located at 421–425 Seaside Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.. Constructed in 1939 during the Great Depression, the building is a distinguished example of a pre-war garden court apartment in Waikiki, embodying a transition between Streamline Moderne and the emerging tropical modern style, a fusion between Modern architecture and borrowing from Asian and South American vernacular architecture.[1] This architectural style is characterized by its clean lines and simple aesthetic, reflecting the economic austerity of the time.[2]
Designed by the Honolulu architectural firm of Dahl & Conrad, the Cooper Apartments exhibit characteristic features of tropical modern style blended with modest art deco-Asian decorative elements. The building's design includes white masonry walls, a low pitched hipped roof with overhanging eaves, large sliding windows with horizontal panes, and a distinctive stepped scalloped front wall. Additionally, the courtyard fireplace’s chimney and chimney cap contribute to its unique architectural identity.[3]
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2017.[4]
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- ^ "Cooper Apartments (A.K.A. Seaside Apartments)". Clio. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ "413 Seaside Avenue / Cooper Apartments / Waikiki". Historic Hawaii Foundation. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
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