For more than 30 years the tallest building on the Boston skyline, the Custom House is a tangible reminder of the importance of the sea in the citys economy and history.
Here duties were collected and maritime business conducted as Boston . . . — — Map (db m115261) HM
Built on the water's edge at the foot of State Street between 1837 and 1847, the Custom House was a focal point of Boston's old water-front. It was a controversial building in its day. Critics thought its Greek Revival style was old-fashioned, . . . — — Map (db m115260) HM