Jean P. Haydon Museum

Navy Building 43
Location Pago Pago Harbor, Fagatogo, American Samoa
Coordinates 14°16′40″S 170°41′16″W / 14.2778°S 170.6878°W / -14.2778; -170.6878Coordinates: 14°16′40″S 170°41′16″W / 14.2778°S 170.6878°W / -14.2778; -170.6878
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1917 (1917)
Architectural style Tropical architecture
Part of U.S. Naval Station Tutuila Historic District (#90000854)
NRHP Reference # 72001442[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 16, 1972
Designated CP June 20, 1990

The Jean P. Haydon Museum is a museum dedicated to the culture and history of the United States territory of American Samoa.

The museum is located on the north side of Route 1 in Fagatogo, American Samoa, roughly opposite the main post office. The building in which it is located, formerly Navy Building 43 of Naval Station Tutuila, is itself historically significant as one of a few surviving buildings constructed by the United States Navy in 1917 with locally-fashioned rusticated concrete blocks. The building served as the naval base's commissary until 1950, when it was turned over to civilian administration and converted to the island's main post office.[2] The post office moved to new facilities, and in 1971 the building was opened as the museum, which is named for the wife of then-governor John M. Haydon.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Jean P. Haydon Museum" (PDF). USA: National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-06-15.

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