National Historic Landmark · New York, New York

U.S. Customhouse

Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.

U.S. Customhouse
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeBuilding
AddressBowling Green, New York, NY
CountyNew York
ListedJan 31, 1972
Listed forArchitecture
Level of significanceNational
Reference number72000889
ArchitectCass Gilbert
StyleBeaux-Arts
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property, New York City Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressBowling Green, New York, NY
Coordinates40.7043° N, 74.0138° W · Directions ↗
Also in New York813 listed places in New York → · walking tours →
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Questions people ask

When was U.S. Customhouse listed on the National Register?

Jan 31, 1972. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Who designed U.S. Customhouse?

Cass Gilbert, working in the Beaux-Arts style.

Source: Wikidata

Where is U.S. Customhouse?

Bowling Green, New York, New York, New York.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for U.S. Customhouse?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 72000889. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.