Guam Institute

The Guam Institute, located off in Guam Highway 1 in Hagåtña (Agana), Guam, was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1977; the listing included one contributing building. It was built in 1911. It has also been known as the Jose P. Lujan House.[1][2]

Guam Institute
Guam Institute is located in Guam
Guam Institute
LocationOff Guam Highway 1, Hagåtña, Agana, Guam
Coordinates13°28′26″N 144°44′44″E
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1911
Built byLujan, P. Jose
Part ofAgana Historic District (ID85000495)
NRHP reference No.77001568[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 6, 1977
Designated CPFebruary 8, 1985

The house is significant as one of few houses in Agana surviving from before World War II. It was built by carpenter and cabinet-maker Jose Pangelinan Lujan, who rented the house and later lived in it, until moving out of the house in 1928. Lujan owned the house until 1969.[2]

The house was the location of the Guam Institute, "the only successful private school of the pre-war period" in Guam, from 1928 until the institute was closed in December, 1941, with the Japanese invasion.[2]: 3 

The house was damaged by Typhoon Pamela in 1976; photos in 1977 showed it in poor condition.[2]

However, supported by the NRHP listing, the owner obtained Federal matching grant funds to support rehabilitation of the building during 1980–1982. Work done used "design, materials (ifil wood), and workmanship to maintain the original character of the building."[3]

It is one of five pre-World War II houses that make up the NRHP-listed Agana Historic District.

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. David T. Lotz (May 9, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Guam Institute / Jose P. Lujan House". National Park Service. and accompanying two photos from 1977
  3. Jack B. Jones (August 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Agana Historic District". National Park Service. and accompanying 14 photos from 1925 to 1983 (with photos 4 and 12 of Lujan House)


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