Customhouse and Post Office (Washington, D.C.)

The Customhouse and Post Office in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., was completed in 1858 in a Renaissance Revival–Italian Palace style. Construction cost was $55,468. The first floor was occupied by a branch post office and the second floor by the Customs Service.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1] It was already included as a contributing building within the Georgetown Historic District.[2]

Customhouse and Post Office
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites
Location in Washington, D.C.
Location	1221 31st St., NW., Washington, District of Columbia
Coordinates	38°54′21″N 77°03′39″W
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1858
Architect	Ammi B. Young
Architectural style	Renaissance, Italian Palace
NRHP reference No.	71001006[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 10, 1971
Designated DCIHS	November 8, 1964

It was designed during 1856–57 by Ammi B. Young (1798–1874), who was Supervising Architect of the United States Treasury.[2] On June 23, 1967, the customhouse moved from its 31st Street location to a new building at 3180 Bladensburg Road, N.E., Washington, D.C. A small branch post office remains on the first floor.

The main block of the building is 61 feet (19 m) by 46 feet (14 m); it has additions to the north and to the east. It has a low seamed-metal roof.[2]