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Volcano House
Historic Place in Hawaii County, Hawaii / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the museum in Reykjavík, see Volcano House, Iceland.
Volcano House is the name of a series of historic hotels built at the edge of Kīlauea, within the grounds of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park on the Island of Hawai'i. The original 1877 building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and now houses the Volcano Art Center. The hotel in use today was built in 1941 and expanded in 1961.
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Old Volcano House No. 42 | |
![]() The 1877 building now houses an art gallery | |
Nearest city | Volcano, Hawaii |
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Coordinates | 19°25′49″N 155°15′30″W |
Area | 104 feet (32 m) by 110 feet (34 m) |
Built | 1877 |
Architect | Multiple |
NRHP reference No. | 74000293[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 24, 1974 |
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Between May 2018 and October 2018, the hotel and the Kīlauea summit area of the national park were closed to the public due to volcanic explosions and earthquakes.