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Image 1 of 1: William Appleton Potter, Jame Knox Taylor, and James A. Wetmore served as architects for the building and additions. The cornerstone was laid in 1877, with President Rutherford B. Hayes in attendance, marking the first visit by a United States president to the South since the end of the Civil War in 1865. Originally, the building housed a post office on the first floor, customs activities on the second, and federal courtrooms on the third. Postal activities moved to a new post office in 1935. The federal courtrooms moved to the new federal building next door in 1952. As of 2019, the building is leased by a private company. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
William Appleton Potter, Jame Knox Taylor, and James A. Wetmore served as architects for the building and additions. The cornerstone was laid in 1877, with President Rutherford B. Hayes in attendance, marking the first visit by a United States president to the South since the end of the Civil War in 1865. Originally, the building housed a post office on the first floor, customs activities on the second, and federal courtrooms on the third. Postal activities moved to a new post office in 1935. The federal courtrooms moved to the new federal building next door in 1952. As of 2019, the building is leased by a private company. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

William Appleton Potter, Jame Knox Taylor, and James A. Wetmore served as architects for the building and additions. The cornerstone was laid in 1877, with President Rutherford B. Hayes in attendance, marking the first visit by a United States president to the South since the end of the Civil War in 1865. Originally, the building housed a post office on the first floor, customs activities on the second, and federal courtrooms on the third. Postal activities moved to a new post office in 1935. The federal courtrooms moved to the new federal building next door in 1952. As of 2019, the building is leased by a private company. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

Customs House

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Description

William Appleton Potter, Jame Knox Taylor, and James A. Wetmore served as architects for the building and additions. The cornerstone was laid in 1877, with President Rutherford B. Hayes in attendance, marking the first visit by a United States president to the South since the end of the Civil War in 1865. Originally, the building housed a post office on the first floor, customs activities on the second, and federal courtrooms on the third. Postal activities moved to a new post office in 1935. The federal courtrooms moved to the new federal building next door in 1952. As of 2019, the building is leased by a private company. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

Title Customs House
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Mary Ellen Pethel, Staff; 2018
Date 1882
Address 701 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203
Type Building
Coverage Area 1
Source William A. Potter, architect; James Knox Taylor, architect; James A. Wetmore, architect
Contributor Askew Architects; Gresham, Smith and Partners; Rutherford B. Hayes; Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County; Everton Oglesby; United States Treasury
Subject Architecture; Downtown; Government; Industry; National Register of Historic Places; Reconstruction
Keywords Adaptive Reuse, Buildings, Federal Government, Gothic Revival, Local Government, Victorian Gothic, Post Offices, Customs House
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0