United States Custom House

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The United States Custom House is a historic federal building in New York City that once served as the primary customs collection point for the bustling port, reflecting the city’s central role in American trade and finance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf custom house
historic federal building
landmark
alsoKnownAs Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
architect Cass Gilbert
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
category Custom houses in the United States
Government buildings in New York City
Historic buildings in Manhattan
country United States of America
formerFunction primary customs collection point for the Port of New York
function customs collection point
governingBody United States federal government
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
New York City Landmark
houses National Museum of the American Indian – New York
locatedNear Battery Park
New York Harbor
location Bowling Green
Manhattan
New York City
material stone
oversees customs duties collection (historical)
reflects New York City’s central role in American finance
New York City’s central role in American trade
significance symbol of U.S. maritime commerce
symbol of federal presence in New York City
use museum space
office building

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Federal Hall National Memorial originalFunction United States Custom House
Tuckahoe marble usedIn New York Customs House (former) at Bowling Green
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Cass Gilbert notableWork United States Custom House (New York City)
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Cass Gilbert notableWork Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
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Cass Gilbert designed Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
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Herman Melville employer New York Custom House
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George Gustav Heye Center location Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
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United States Custom House in Salem category United States custom houses
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Hamilton Grange National Memorial relatedTo Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
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Poughkeepsie United States Post Office and Custom House category United States Custom Houses
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Four Continents sculptures (New York Custom House) location Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
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Four Continents sculptures (New York Custom House) locatedOn façade of Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
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Alexander Jackson Davis notableWork New York Custom House (with Ithiel Town)
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Bowling Green nearbyFeature Custom House (Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House)
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Collector of the Port of New York hasHeadquartersLocation Custom House, New York City
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Collector of the Port of New York hasHeadquartersLocation Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
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United States Custom House alsoKnownAs Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
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Asia (Four Continents sculpture) location Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
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Europe (Four Continents sculpture) locatedIn Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
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Europe (Four Continents sculpture) commissionedFor U.S. Custom House at New York Harbor
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Africa (Four Continents sculpture) locatedAt Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
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America (Four Continents sculpture) locatedIn Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
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Whitehall Street hasLandmarkAlong Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
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Niagara Falls station (US) hasHeritageComponent U.S. Customs House museum space
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