Library Record
Metadata
Title |
Buildings: Customs House. |
Call# |
Customs House |
Object Name |
File, Document |
Object ID |
Vertical File 0076 |
Multimedia Files |
Click here to view the list of Customs Collectors (Portsmouth Herald, 12/26/1908). |
Summary |
Location 1: Near Market Street and docks (before the Revolution until fire destroyed the building in 1802) - Eleazer Russell and Joseph Whipple, collectors. Location 2: Southwest corner of State and Pleasant Sts. (1802-1813). Location 3: Corner of State and Chestnut Sts., home of Col. James Whipple (1813-1817) Location 4: "old custom house," Corner of Daniel and Penhallow Sts. (1817-1860) Location 5: Federal building, Corner of Pleasant and State Sts. (1860-early 1900's, when Port of Portsmouth customs became a subport under the Portland, Me. collector of customs.) Note: Possible other locations depending on who was collector. Items in the multimedia link may not represent everything in the vertical file. |
Subjects |
Vertical File Portsmouth (N.H.) Historic buildings Custom houses |
Search Terms |
Custom House (Pleasant Street) Customs House (Daniel Street) Daniel Street Pleasant Street |
Physical Description |
File folder. |