Customhouse and Post Office | |
 Post Office in 2022 | |
  Location in Washington, D.C. | |
| Location | 1221 31st St., NW., Washington, District of Columbia |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′21″N 77°03′39″W / 38.90578°N 77.06096°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 |
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]
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]
