National Historic Landmark · submarine base · Pearl City, Hawaii

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Operations Building

US naval base on Oahu, Hawaii. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Naval Station Pearl Harbor is a United States naval base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. In 2010, as part of the recommendations of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) commission, the naval station was consolidated with the United States Air Force's Hickam Air Force Base to form Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam. Since 1940, Pearl Harbor has been the headquarters of the United States Pacific Fleet.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The record

Property typeBuilding
Address3 mi. S of Pearl City on HI 73, Pearl City vicinity, HI
CountyHonolulu County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Listed forIndustry, Military, Engineering
Level of significanceNational
Also known asPearl Lochs; Pu'u-loa; See Also:USS ARIZONA Memorial; USS Arizo
Reference number66000940
Type of placesubmarine base
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Address3 mi. S of Pearl City on HI 73, Pearl City, HI
Websitecnic.navy.mil/PearlHarbor-Hickam ↗
Coordinates21.3607° N, 157.9616° W · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitPearl Harbor National Memorial · 2 miles · on Park Atlas
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Public land around it

Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge ↗National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceAbout 4 miles away114 acres

Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.

Local history books for Honolulu County

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Hawaii travel guides

  • Insight Guides Explore Hawaii (Travel Guide with Free EBook)
    2019
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  • Fodor's Big Island of Hawaii
    Anderson, Karen (Travel writer), 2019
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  • Moon Hawaii
    Kevin Whitton, 2017
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

When was U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Operations Building listed on the National Register?

Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Can I visit U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Operations Building?

Probably. Places of this type are usually open to the public, but the record lists no hours; the official website will have them.

Source: Official website

Where is U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Operations Building?

3 mi. S of Pearl City on HI 73, Pearl City vicinity, Honolulu County, Hawaii. The nearest national park unit is Pearl Harbor National Memorial, 2 miles away.

Source: Pearl Harbor National Memorial

Are there historic photographs or drawings of U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Operations Building?

Yes. The Historic American Buildings Survey at the Library of Congress has drawings or photographs of it.

Source: Library of Congress

Where is the nomination form for U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Operations Building?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Is there cell service at U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Operations Building?

FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

Sources

Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000940. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA. Drawings and photographs are Historic American Buildings Survey records at the Library of Congress, public domain.