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The New York Custom House had occupied several sites in Lower Manhattan before the Alexander Hamilton Custom House was built. [7] [76] The first such house was established in 1790 at South William Street. [79] The custom house moved to the Government House on the site of Fort Amsterdam in 1799.
The Custom House in Boston, Massachusetts, was established in the 17th century and stood near the waterfront in several successive locations through the years. In 1849 the U.S. federal government constructed a neoclassical building on State Street; it remains the "Custom House" known to Bostonians today.
The United States Custom House is a historic United States federal government building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Built between 1932 and 1934 to the Art Deco designs of the architectural firm of Ritter & Shay, the building occupies an entire block between Second, Chestnut, and Sansom Streets and the former Exchange Place in the heart of the oldest section of the city.
The Custom House existed at several locations over the years. From 1790 to 1799, it was at South William Street , opposite Mill Lane, known as 5 Mill Street. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] From 1799 to 1815, it was in the Government House , roughly on the former site of Fort Amsterdam .
Ground was broken for the new custom house on January 28, 1906. Three months later, a devastating earthquake and subsequent fire decimated San Francisco. Because much of the city was being rebuilt simultaneously, there were severe labor and material shortages. As a result, construction of the custom house was not completed until 1911. [5]
1832: Construction of the U.S. Custom House is authorized by Congress. 1833: Robert Mills designs the U.S. Custom House at New Bedford along with three other U.S. Custom Houses in New England. 1834-1836: The U.S. Custom House is constructed. 1958: A Building Evaluation Report concludes that the 120-year-old building is "functionally outdated."
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