Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
The Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House (originally U.S. Custom House) is a building in New York City that was originally opened in 1907 to house the duty collection operations for the port of New York. It is located near the southern tip of Manhattan, next to Battery Park, at 1 Bowling Green. The building is now the home of the New York branch of the National Museum of the American Indian.
The building was designed by the renowned American architect Cass Gilbert, who also designed the Woolworth Building, which is visible from the building's front steps. It was constructed between 1902 and 1907.
It is considered a masterpiece of the Beaux-Arts style.
The building sits on the site of Fort Amsterdam, the fortification constructed by the Dutch West India Company to defend their operations in the Hudson Valley. The fort became the nucleus of the New Amsterdam settlement, and in turn, of New York City.
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Cass Gilbert | Fort Amsterdam | Lower Manhattan
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