Mission Houses Museum: A chilly death in the tropics

In 1920, the Mission Houses Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii, came to be, a creation of the Hawaiian Mission Children’s Society, a private, non-profit organization and genealogical society. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Christian missionaries in Hawaiʻi. The Mission Houses, along with Kawaiahaʻo Church, constructed by those very missionaries saw a joint designation as a U.S National Historic Landmark (NHL) in 1962. Today, the site protects, maintains, interprets, and displays documents, artifacts, and other records from the 'missionary' period in Hawaii, which lasted from about 1820 to 1863.

The Oldest Frame House, made in 1821 with materials from Boston, was the first home of the Chamberlain family. As it was built for the frigid New England climate, it was the primary residence of Daniel Chamberlain's family and often accommodated as many as five additional missionary families. A small parlor served as a schoolhouse, while the basement functioned as the dining hall. The cookhouse was a separate structure.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons