Old Customshouse (Erie, Pennsylvania) Explained

Old Customshouse
Location:409 State St., Erie, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:42.13°N -80.0861°W
Built:1838–1839
Architect:Kelly, William
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:January 13, 1972
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:72001122
Designated Other1 Name:Pennsylvania state historical marker
Designated Other1 Abbr:PHMC
Designated Other1 Date:November 1, 1946[1]
Designated Other1 Link:List of Pennsylvania state historical markers
Designated Other1 Color:navy
Designated Other1 Textcolor:
  1. ffc94b

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.

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.[2] 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PHMC Historical Markers . Historical Marker Database . Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission . December 20, 2013 . https://archive.today/20131207041235/http://search.pahistoricalmarkers.com/ . December 7, 2013 . dead.
  2. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania . CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System . Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H000856_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Customshouse ]. 2012-08-12 . Keeper . PDF . July 1971.