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

Customhouse and Post Office
Location 1221 31st St., NW., Washington, District of Columbia
Coordinates 38°54′20″N 77°3′40″W / 38.90556°N 77.06111°W / 38.90556; -77.06111Coordinates: 38°54′20″N 77°3′40″W / 38.90556°N 77.06111°W / 38.90556; -77.06111
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built 1857
Architect Ammi B. Young
Architectural style Renaissance, Italian Palace
NRHP Reference # 71001006[1]
Added to NRHP September 10, 1971

The Customhouse and Post Office in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., was built in 1857 in a Renaissance Revival-Italian Palace style.[2] It served historically as a customhouse and as a post office. 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 architect Ammi B. Young (1798-1874), who was Supervising Architect of the United States.[2]

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]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Suzanna Ganachinietz (March 29, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Custom House and Post Office (Georgetown)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved September 22, 2016. with photo from 1964


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