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United States Custom House

The U.S. Custom House or U.S. Customhouse is the custom house in . Construction began in 1852, but was interrupted in 1859 due to costs and the possibility of South Carolina's secession from .
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Friday 8:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Police station
  • Description: historic custom house in Charleston, South Carolina
  • Also known as: “U. S. Custom House” and “United States Customhouse”
  • Address: 200 East Bay Street, Charleston, SC 29401
  • Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Exchange and Provost and City Market.

Museum
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The Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon, also known as the Custom House, and The Exchange, is a historic building at East Bay and Broad Streets in . is situated 1,500 feet south of United States Custom House.

Marketplace
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
The is a historic market complex in downtown . Established in the 1790s, the market stretches for four city blocks from the architecturally-significant Market Hall, which faces Meeting Street, through a continuous series of one-story market sheds, the last of which terminates at East Bay Street. is situated 870 feet west of United States Custom House.

Church
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Philip's Church is an historic church at 142 Church Street in . It was formerly an Episcopal church, but it is currently a parish of the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina, in the Anglican Church in North America. is situated 1,100 feet southwest of United States Custom House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include French Quarter and Ansonborough.

Quarter
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The is a historic district and a section of downtown , , , that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in . In 1726, Captain George Anson acquired a 64-acre tract from Thomas Gadsden. Anson's lands were divided into smaller parcels for development, and several streets were named either for his ships or for himself: George and Anson, Scarborough and Squirrel, and Centurion.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in downtown , named after slave trader Joseph Wragg, and noted for its association with the slave trade.

United States Custom House

Latitude
32.78082° or 32° 46′ 51″ north
Longitude
-79.92647° or 79° 55′ 35″ west
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
Inception
1879
Levels
3
Height
75 feet (23 metres)
Operator
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Open location code
8742Q3JF+8C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 37594690
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­police
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­government
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­government
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Geo­Names ID
4599360
Wiki­data ID
Q2466274
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “United States Custom House”. Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.