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Old Customshouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Old Customshouse

Also known as Custom House/Federal Building

On the National Register since 197452 years
Listed 1974Wilmington
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About Old Customshouse

Old Customshouse, at 6th and King Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 21, 1974. The Register lists it for its engineering and architecture, at the national level. The listing covers 1 acre. 24 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCustom house in Delaware, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 42 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

6th and King Sts., Wilmington · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Old CustomshouseStart here
  2. 2Old Town Hall Commercial Historic DistrictFederal · next door
  3. 3Old Town HallGeorgian · next door
  4. 4Delmarva Power and Light BuildingArt Deco · Built 1932 · next door
  5. 5Louis McLane HouseBuilding · next door
Around it

42 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BPhilips-Thompson BuildingsBuilding0.1 miDLower Market Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)Art Moderne0.1 miBCompton Park ApartmentsBuilding0.1 miBJacob Dingee HouseBuilding0.1 miBObadiah Dingee HouseBuilding0.1 miBCharles Schagrin BuildingFederal0.1 miBCrosby and Hill BuildingCommercial Style0.1 miBMax Keil BuildingItalianate0.1 miBReynold's Candy Company BuildingBeaux-Art0.1 miBBraunstein's BuildingBeaux-Arts0.1 miBHenry Townsend BuildingBeaux-Arts Renaissance Revival0.1 miBMax Keil BuildingArt Moderne0.1 miBGray, Charles, Printing ShopItalianate0.1 miBOld Asbury Methodist ChurchItalianate Eclectic0.2 miDLower Market Street Historic DistrictNeo-Classical Revival0.2 miBDelaware Trust BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBGovatos'/McVey BuildingVictorian0.2 miBMasonic Hall and Grand TheaterSecond Empire0.2 mi
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BWilmington Savings Fund SocietyNeo-Classical · Built 19200.2 miBWoolworth, F. W., Company BuildingArt Deco0.2 miBWilmington Amtrak StationBuilt 19080.3 miStWilmington Rail ViaductViaduct of Retaining Walls, Embankments Arches and Thru Girder Bridges0.3 miBSt. Mary's SchoolBuilding0.3 miBSt. Mary of the Immaculate Conception ChurchBuilding0.3 miBFriends MeetinghouseBuilding0.3 miDQuaker Hill Historic DistrictItalianate Style0.3 miDQuaker Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase)Georgian Revival0.3 miBWoodward HousesBuilding0.3 miBFoord & Massey Furniture Company BuildingLate 19th Century and Early 20th Century American Movements0.3 miBHarlan and Hollingsworth Office BuildingGeorgian Revival0.4 miBZachariah Ferris HouseBuilding0.4 miBScott A.M.E. Zion ChurchBuilding0.4 miBMain Office of the New Castle Leather CompanySpanish Colonial0.4 miBGrace United Methodist ChurchVictorian Gothic0.4 miBU.S. Post Office, Courthouse, and CustomhouseNeo-Classical0.4 miBWilmington ClubLate Victorian0.4 miDWest 9th Street Commercial Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.4 mi★Holy TrinityBuilt 16980.5 miDChurch Street Historic DistrictSecond Empire0.5 miDShipley Run Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.5 miDRodney Square Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.5 miBStarr HouseBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Old Customshouse

Is Old Customshouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 21, 1974 (Register number 74000604).

Is Old Customshouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Delaware has 14 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Holy Trinity, 0.5 miles away.

Can you visit Old Customshouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Old Customshouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 42 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75324338 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.