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Bailey House Museum
- Location & Contact Information
- Address: 2375 Main St Wailuku HI USA 96793
- Telephone Number: +1-808-244-3326
- Official Website: [1]
- Overview
Bailey House Museum, also known as Old Bailey House, is a museum of Hawaiian history located in western-style houses in Wailuku, the “Old Bailey House” is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service The house is situated at the mouth of the Iao Valley within the former royal compound of Kahekili II, last ruling chief of Maui. Originally intended as a mission for adults and children, in 1837 the mission was transformed into the Wailuku Female Seminary, a boarding school that not only taught its students Christianity and academic pursuits, such as the three Rs, but also domestic skills such as sewing and housekeeping. First managed by Rev. Jonathan and Theodosia Green, Edward and Carolyn Bailey assumed responsibility in 1844 shortly after arriving in Hawaii.Despite sponsorship by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, the Seminary was closed in 1847, a victim of funding shortfalls. The house and land reverted to the Hawaiian crown but were purchased by the Baileys in 1850. Later, the house and the Baileys sugar cane fields became part of the Wailuku Sugar Plantation.The Maui Historical Society was established in 1951,Maui Historical Society, and the Bailey House Museum, at that time called Hale Ho`ike`ike (House of Display), opened on July 6, 1957.Maui Historical Society Journal, Winter 2008. Masaru Pundy Yokouchi purchased the Bailey house in 1991 and donated it to the Maui Historical Society.Maui Historical Society, Welcome to the Bailey House.[1]
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