U.S. Customshouse

Cobbs Hill, MA 6A, Barnstable, Massachusetts. County/parish: Barnstable.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 12, 1975. NRIS 75000239.

2 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Donald G. Trayser Memorial Museum

From Wikipedia:

United States Customshouse (Barnstable, Massachusetts)

The U.S. Customshouse (now known as the Coast Guard Heritage Museum and the Donald G. Trayser Memorial Museum) is a historic customs house and United States Coast Guard museum on Cobbs Hill in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Built in 1855 to a design by Ammi Young, it was used as a custom house and post office until 1913, continuing to house the post office and other offices until 1958. It was converted into a museum in 1960, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63793974

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