Six World Trade Center was an eight-story building in

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. It opened in 1974 and was the building in the World Trade Center complex that had the fewest stories. The building served as the U.S. Customs House for New York. It was destroyed in 2001 due to the

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of the North Tower during the

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. It is not set to be replaced as part of the new World Trade Center. Its site is now the location of the new

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Original building (1973–2001)

Six World Trade Center was first proposed in 1968 as part of the original World Trade Center complex. The building was designed by

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, along with

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. Construction was completed in 1973 on the eight-story building. Six World Trade Center was home to the

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for the state of

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, from 1974 to 2001.

Tenants

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Inspection Service (Internal Affairs) * United States Customs Service *

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– Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (AAPHIS) *

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* The

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(New York Regional Office) * Export-Import Bank of the United States *Eastco Building Services (building management)

After September 11 and cleanup (2001–present)

During the

, the collapse of the North Tower destroyed large sections of the Six World Trade Center. The building's ruins were demolished to make way for reconstruction of the current

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Construction handled the demolition, in which the building was weakened and then pulled down with cables. The new

stands at the site where Six World Trade Center originally stood, with the latter not going to be rebuilt.

Gallery

File:World Trade Center Site After 9-11 Attacks With Original Building Locations.jpg, 6 WTC, the building with the large, black crater in the upper left part of the photo. File:6-wtc-photo.jpg, NOAA aerial image following the September 11, 2001 attacks. North is approximately upper right on the image. File:WTC Building Arrangement and Site Plan.svg, Map of WTC site. 6 WTC located in upper left corner of WTC Plaza. File:CBP World Trade Center Photography 6.jpg, Interior of 6 WTC showing debris from north tower in the open area, including a piece that became the

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. File:WTC collapse on 9-11 IMG25 030.jpg, Twin tower collapse on 6 WTC.

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