U. S. Custom House, Twentieth & Post Office Streets, Galveston, Galveston County, TX

Significance: The Custom House building, an outstanding example of the Classical Revival style, is architecturally distinguished and important historically. Galveston was the leading seaport and commercial city in Texas during the nineteenth century and most of the imported commercial goods entered the state through this port. The business community of Galveston, composed chiefly of wholesale concerns, furnished the trade goods for all of Texas, Indian Territory, and parts of Louisiana and New Mexico.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-163
Survey number: HABS TX-259
Building/structure dates: 1861 Initial Construction