200 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. County/parish: Philadelphia.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 25, 2011. NRIS 11000310.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
The United States Custom House is a historic United States federal government building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built between 1932 and 1934 to the Art Deco designs of the architectural firm of Ritter & Shay, the building occupies an entire block between Second, Chestnut, and Sansom Streets and the former Exchange Place in the heart of the oldest section of the city. Its south and west sides border Independence National Historical Park.
At 17 stories and 287 feet (87 m) tall, the massive building towers above other nearby historic buildings of the shipping, financial, and commercial quarter. The building currently houses federal offices for the U.S. FDA, Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, and U.S Customs and Border Protection agencies.
The building was rehabilitated in 1991–93 and underwent a major renovation in 2010–13. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 25, 2011.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997064