U.S. Customshouse | |
Location | 3353 Main Street, Barnstable, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 41°42′1″N 70°17′57″W / 41.70028°N 70.29917°W |
Built | 1855 |
Architect | Ammi B. Young |
Architectural style | Italianate |
Part of | Old King's Highway Historic District (ID87000314) |
NRHP reference No. | 75000239[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 12, 1975 |
Designated CP | March 12, 1987 |
The U.S. Customshouse (now known as the Coast Guard Heritage Museum and the Donald G. Trayser Memorial Museum) is a historic customs house and United States Coast Guard museum on Cobbs Hill in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Built in 1855 to a design by Ammi Young, it was used as a custom house and post office until 1913, continuing to house the post office and other offices until 1958. It was converted into a museum in 1960, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]