The Customhouse and Post Office in
Georgetown,
Washington, D.C.
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, was completed in 1858 in a
Renaissance Revival–Italian Palace style. Construction cost was $55,468. The first floor was occupied by a branch post office and the second floor by the
Customs Service
Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting tariffs and for controlling the flow of goods, including animals, transports, personal effects, and hazardous items, into and out of a country. Traditionally, customs ...
.
[ with ] It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1971.
[ It was already included as a contributing building within the Georgetown Historic District.][
It was designed during 1856–57 by ]Ammi B. Young
Ammi Burnham Young (June 19, 1798 – March 14, 1874) was a 19th-century American architect whose commissions transitioned from the Greek Revival to the Neo-Renaissance styles. His design of the second Vermont State House brought him fame and su ...
(1798–1874), who was Supervising Architect of the United States Treasury.[ On June 23, 1967, the customhouse moved from its 31st Street location to a new building at 3180 Bladensburg Road, N.E., Washington, D.C. A small branch post office remains on the first floor.
The main block of the building is by ; it has additions to the north and to the east. It has a low seamed-metal roof.][
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Gallery
File:Custom House, Georgetown, Washington DC, The Sunday Star Newspaper, Washington DC, April 1, 1906.jpg, 1906 interior photo
File:U.S. Customhouse & Post Office, Washington, District of Columbia, DC, first floor column, 1933.jpg, First floor column, 1933
File:Custom House, Georgetown, Washington DC, interior staircase, first floor.jpg, Interior staircase, first floor
File:Custom House, Georgetown, Washington DC, first floor Post Office.jpg, Original first-floor plan
File:U.S. Custom House, Georgetown, Washington, DC.jpg, Front elevation, 1970
See also
*List of United States post offices
Several United States post offices are individually notable and have operated under the authority of the United States Post Office Department (1792–1971) or of the United States Postal Service (since 1971). Notable U.S. post offices include in ...
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References
External links
Renaissance Revival architecture in Washington, D.C.
Government buildings completed in 1857
Custom houses in the United States
Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)
Custom houses on the National Register of Historic Places
1858 establishments in Washington, D.C.
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