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Porte Cochere Columns

Preservation Projects

Porte Cochere Columns

Four of the porte cochere columns had significant rot and bug damage. Don Fernandez and his team at Epoxy Restoration filled each column with a high strength plastic resin, which maintains the structural integrity of the columns. The porte cochere columns were originally the cut off pieces from pier pilings that Betty Liljestrand salvaged from a friend’s yard. They are an iconic design element of the front of the house and it was critical that the columns be repaired and maintained. 

 

“So incredibly refreshing to see a residence unmolested by unsympathetic ownership. The personal touches, stories and tales from the last 67 years provide an amazing tapestry from which we can appreciate this architectural masterpiece. May the preservation of this house inspire not only its’ preservation but also that of other modernist examples in Hawai`i. Thank you.”

— Carl Jones, Melbourne, Australia

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The Liljestrand House is listed on the Hawai‘i State and the United States National Register of Historic Places.
   

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