Location Boston, Massachusetts NRHP Reference # 73000321 | Architect Multiple Added to NRHP 11 May 1973 | |
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Architectural style Skyscraper, Art Deco, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
Custom House District is a historic district in Boston, Massachusetts located between the Fitzgerald Expressway (now Purchase St. / the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway) and Kilby Street and South Market and High and Batterymarch Streets. Named after the 1849 Boston Custom House located on State Street, the historic district contains about seventy buildings on nearly sixteen acres in Downtown Boston, consisting of 19th century mercantile buildings along with many early 20th century skyscrapers, including the 1915 Custom House Tower.
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The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Additionally, the area contains numerous non-contributing newer office buildings.
Contributing properties (partial listing)
Non-contributing properties (partial listing)
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