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United States Custom House

U.S. Custom House is a historic custom house building located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a granite, steel-frame structure measuring 252 feet 8 inches by 139 feet 6 inches.
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  • Type: Public building
  • Description: historic custom house building in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
  • Also known as: “U.S. Custom House”, “U.S. Custom House, Baltimore”, “United States Custom House (Baltimore)”, and “United States Custom House, Baltimore”
  • Address: 40 South Gay Street, Baltimore, MD

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Baltimore City Hall and The Block.

Town hall
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is the official seat of government of the City of Baltimore, in the State of . The City Hall houses the offices of the Mayor and those of the City Council of Baltimore. is situated 1,100 feet northwest of United States Custom House.

Recreation area
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is a group of buildings on the 400 block of East Baltimore Street in , , containing several strip clubs, sex shops, and other adult entertainment merchants. is situated 580 feet north of United States Custom House.

Museum
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is a museum ship owned by the National Park Service and on a 25-year loan to Baltimore City, and is operated by Historic Ships in Baltimore Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. is situated 930 feet south of United States Custom House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inner Harbor and Downtown Baltimore.

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The is the heart of , and the standard-bearer of its industrial and maritime heritage. In the 1950s, the area became an industrial wasteland and the buildings were eventually replaced with parkland for public uses and events.

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is 's central business district and seat of the city government. While home to some iconic Baltimore architecture, and the city's economic heart, visitors, and even locals, tend to keep their distance from this often seedy and decidedly unloved city center, unless they are going to the Baltimore Arena, the Hippodrome Theatre, or visiting Poe's grave at Westminster Hall.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the southeastern district of . Established in 1732, three years after Baltimore was incorporated in 1729, it is one of the oldest places in the city.

United States Custom House

Latitude
39.2882° or 39° 17′ 18″ north
Longitude
-76.60916° or 76° 36′ 33″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Levels
6
Open location code
87F579QR+78
Open­Street­Map ID
way 337697139
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Geo­Names ID
4372110
Wiki­data ID
Q7889695
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In Other Languages

“United States Custom House” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “美国海关大厦”
  • Chinese: “美國海關大廈”

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