Customhouse and Post Office
National Register of Historic Places

Customhouse and Post Office

Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
Listed
September 9, 1971
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
71001006

About this property

The Customhouse and Post Office in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., 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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places 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 (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 61 feet (19 m) by 46 feet (14 m); it has additions to the north and to the east. It has a low seamed-metal roof.

Location

1221 31st St., NW.
Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
38.90578, -77.06087

Categories

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Sources

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When was Customhouse and Post Office listed on the National Register?

Customhouse and Post Office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 1971.

What type of historic resource is Customhouse and Post Office?

Customhouse and Post Office is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Customhouse and Post Office?

The period of significance for Customhouse and Post Office is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1858.

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