Customhouse and Post Office (Washington, D.C.)

Customhouse and Post Office
Post Office in 2022
Customhouse and Post Office (Washington, D.C.) is located in Washington, D.C.
Customhouse and Post Office (Washington, D.C.)
Location in Washington, D.C.
Location1221 31st St., NW., Washington, District of Columbia
Coordinates38°54′21″N 77°03′39″W / 38.90578°N 77.06096°W / 38.90578; -77.06096
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1858
ArchitectAmmi B. Young
Architectural styleRenaissance, Italian Palace
NRHP reference No.71001006[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 1971
Designated DCIHSNovember 8, 1964

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.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1] It was already included as a contributing building within the Georgetown Historic District.[2]

It was designed during 1856–57 by Ammi B. Young (1798–1874), who was Supervising Architect of the United States Treasury.[2] 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.[2]

Gallery[edit]

  • 1906 interior photo
    1906 interior photo
  • First floor column, 1933
    First floor column, 1933
  • Interior staircase, first floor
    Interior staircase, first floor
  • Original first-floor plan
    Original first-floor plan
  • Front elevation, 1970
    Front elevation, 1970

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d Suzanne Ganschinietz (March 29, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Custom House and Post Office (Georgetown)". National Park Service. Retrieved September 22, 2016. with photo from 1964

External links[edit]

Media related to U.S. Customhouse and Post Office, 1221 31st Street NW at Wikimedia Commons


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