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U.S. Custom House
By Homan's Sketches of Boston, 1851
Marker detail: 1851 sketch, drawn from the water side of the newly-built Custom House
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
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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 |
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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 city’s economy and history.
Here duties were collected and maritime business conducted as Boston . . . — — Map (db m115261) HM |
Apr. 26, 2024