The Old Customshouse is an historic, American custom house building that is located in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania.
Old Customshouse | |
 Old Customshouse, July 2010 | |
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| Location | 409 State St., Erie, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 42°7′48″N 80°5′10″W / 42.13000°N 80.08611°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1838–1839 |
| Architect | Kelly, William |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001122[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 13, 1972 |
| Designated PHMC | November 1, 1946[2] |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
History and architectural features
editBuilt between 1838 and 1839, this historic structure is a two-story, rectangular, brick and Vermont marble building. The front facade features a pedimented portico with six two-story, Doric order columns. Designed in the Greek Revival style, this building housed Erie's post office until 1867, served as the Customs House for the port of Erie from 1849 to 1888, and later housed a Grand Army of the Republic post and the Erie County Historical Society.[3] It is now part of a five-building complex of the Erie Art Museum.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Keeper (July 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Customshouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-12.
External links
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Media related to Old Customs House, Erie at Wikimedia Commons- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-53, "Old Customs House, 415 State Street, Erie, Erie County, PA", 5 photos, 14 measured drawings, 3 data pages, supplemental material
