Old Customshouse

The Old Customshouse is a historic government building at 516 North King Street in Wilmington, Delaware. It was built in 1855 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

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Type: Historic building
Description: custom house in Delaware, United States of America
Address: 516 North King Street, Wilmington, DE 19801

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Delaware College of Art and Design and Old Town Hall.

Delaware College of Art and Design

Heritage site

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Delaware College of Art and Design was a private art school in Wilmington, Delaware. It was founded in 1997 through a partnership between the Pratt Institute and the Corcoran College of Art and Design.

Old Town Hall

Heritage site

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Old Town Hall is a historic town hall located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1798, and is a large two-story brick building in a late-Georgian / early-Federal style.

Crosby and Hill Building

Heritage site

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Crosby and Hill Building is a historic commercial building located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1859, with the present facade added in 1920. Crosby and Hill Building is situated 450 feet northwest of Old Customshouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lower Market Street Historic District and Quaker Hill Historic District.

Lower Market Street Historic District

Neighborhood

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Lower Market Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 132 contributing buildings the central business district of Wilmington.

Quaker Hill Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Quaker Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 151 contributing buildings in a residential neighborhood west of the central business district of Wilmington.

Wilmington

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Wilmington is the largest city in Delaware, though still small by U.S. standards with a population of only 70,000. Due to the state's business-friendly laws, Wilmington is something of a center for businesses, with an incredible number of American corporations incorporated in the city.

Old Customshouse

Categories: custom house, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.74132° or 39° 44′ 29″ north

Longitude

-75.54923° or 75° 32′ 57″ west

Inception

1855

Levels

Open location code

87F6PFR2+G8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 146912654

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

Wikidata ID

Q7083815

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