Liljestrand House, Modernist residential architecture on Mount Tantalus, Honolulu, United States.

The Liljestrand House is a modernist residential home on Mount Tantalus in Honolulu featuring extensive glass walls, wooden louvers, and concrete block construction arranged across multiple levels. The structure offers views of downtown Honolulu and the Pacific Ocean while displaying key features of mid-century residential design.

Vladimir Ossipoff designed the house for Dr. Howard and Betty Liljestrand, who bought the Tantalus Drive site in 1948; it was completed in 1952. The couple had stopped in Honolulu in 1937 en route to China, where Howard was raised, and settled in Hawaii instead. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

The home gained recognition in 1958 as a Pace Setter Home by House Beautiful magazine for showing how modern design could work with Hawaii's natural environment. Visitors can observe how the extensive windows and wooden louvers were chosen to suit the tropical climate and views.

The home is located at 3300 Tantalus Drive and is accessible through guided tours managed by the Liljestrand Foundation. The hillside location requires careful attention to road conditions and parking when planning a visit.

The monkeypod woodwork came from a single large tree, but the house holds another surprise: the master bedroom is angled to spare an old stand of eucalyptus trees on the hillside. The open-beamed ceiling and a sandstone fireplace with copper hood sit in the same living room.