The U.S. Customs House and Post Office, also known as the Escambia County Courthouse, is a historic site in
Pensacola
Pensacola () is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle, and the county seat and only incorporated city of Escambia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 54,312. Pensacola is the principal ci ...
,
Florida
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. Built in 1887, it is located at 223 Palafox Place. On July 22, 1997, it was added to the
U.S.
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National Register of Historic Places
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.
Escambia County Courthouse
From 1885 to 1937, the
Escambia County Courthouse was a building on the northeast corner of Palafox and Chase streets. In 1937
Escambia County, which needed more space, swapped its location for that of the U.S. Customs House and Post Office because the
Federal Government, which by then had no more use for a customs house, needed a building site for a new U.S. Post Office and Courthouse. The Federal Government demolished the old county courthouse in 1938 and built its new building there. The county moved into the
Blount Building until renovations were done on the old customs house and post office in 1938. The building, which is still called the county courthouse, is now part of the Escambia County Government Center, which includes the M. C. Blanchard Judicial Building, where the courts and clerk's offices are now located.
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Gallery
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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 ...
References
External links
Artel Gallery
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National Register of Historic Places
Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
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Escambia County listings
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Escambia County Courthouse
* Florida's Historic Courthouses by Hampton Dunn ()
Courthouses in Florida
Buildings and structures in Pensacola, Florida
National Register of Historic Places in Escambia County, Florida
Custom houses in the United States
Government buildings completed in 1887
Custom houses on the National Register of Historic Places
Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
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