Greenwell Store

Greenwell Store (HM2BFM)

Location: Kealakekua, HI 96750 Hawaii County
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Country: United States of America
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N 19° 30.628', W 155° 55.219'

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Greenwell Store
circa 1875
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Kona Heritage Store
Greenwell Store
est. ca. 1875
Kona Historical Society & Pulama


(supplementary panel)
Welcome to the Kona Historical Society's historic general store.
As you enter the broad front doors, you cross the threshold into the 1890s. Stocked with accurate reproductions of goods that filled the shelves and hung from the ceiling joists, the store offers a glimpse of activities at Kalukalu over a century ago.
In the 1870s, Henry Nicholas Greenwell built this stone store of lava rock mortared with a mixture of burnt coral, sand and water. It was the center of commerce for this mauka (inland) area, and an important commercial outpost in the isolated but growing district of Kona. Until then, stores and warehouses were located at the coastal ports.
The general merchandise store also served as the post office and meeting place. Residents and travelers of all ethnicities came to purchase and barter for food, farm equipment, household items, pharmaceuticals, and clothing. For free, they could catch up on the local gossip.
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HM NumberHM2BFM
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Placed ByKona Historical Society & Pulama
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 17th, 2018 at 2:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)5Q E 193482 N 2159921
Decimal Degrees19.51046667, -155.92031667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 19° 30.628', W 155° 55.219'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds19° 30' 37.68" N, 155° 55' 13.14" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)808
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 81-6551 Mamalahoa Hwy, Kealakekua HI 96750, US
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