U.S. Custom House (New Orleans)
- U.S. Custom House (New Orleans)
Infobox_nrhp | name =United States Custom House
nrhp_type =nhl
caption =
location= 423 Canal St., New Orleans, Louisiana
lat_degrees = 29
lat_minutes = 57
lat_seconds = 6.38
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 90
long_minutes = 3
long_seconds = 58.43
long_direction = W
locmapin = Louisiana
area =
built =1848
architect= Wood,Alexander Thompson; Et al.
architecture= Greek Revival
designated= December 02, 1974[cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1446&ResourceType=Building]
title=United States Customhouse |accessdate=2008-01-31|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = July 17, 1974[cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] ]
governing_body = GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
refnum=74000938The U.S. Custom House in New Orleans, Louisiana, also known as the Old Post Office and Custom House, is a National Historic Landmark, receiving this designation in 1974.[citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/74000938.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: ] |544 KB|date=, 19 |author= |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/74000938.pdf "Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 19."] |1.10 MB] Construction on the building, designed to house multiple federal offices and store goods, began in 1848 and didn't finish until 1881 due to redesigns and the Civil War.][cite web|url=http://blog.nola.com/entertainment/2008/06/audubon_insectarium_to_open_ne.html]
title=Audubon Insectarium to open next Friday|accessdate=2008-06-08|publisher=nola.com] The U.S. Customs offices have been located there since the late 1800s but are currently located elsewhere while the building undergoes further renovations.[cite web|url=http://www.2theadvocate.com/entertainment/19610414.html|title=N.O.'s Custom House dates back to 1848|accessdate=2008-06-08|publisher=2theadvocate.com] ]In 2008, it became home to the Audubon Insectarium, the largest free-standing American museum dedicated to insects.
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