Old Customshouse (Erie, Pennsylvania)

Old Customshouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pennsylvania state historical marker
Old Customshouse, July 2010
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Location	409 State St., Erie, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	42°7′48″N80°5′10″W / 42.13000°N 80.08611°W / 42.13000; -80.08611
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]

The Old Customshouse is an historic, American custom house building that is located in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. ^[1]

History and architectural features

Built 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

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
3. "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 August 12, 2012.

External links

• 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