Old Custom House (Cairo, Illinois)

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United States historic place


Old Customhouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	1400 Washington Ave., Cairo, Illinois
Coordinates	37°00′10″N 89°10′19″W / 37.0029°N 89.1719°W / 37.0029; -89.1719
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1869–72
Architect	Alfred B. Mullet
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	73000689
Added to NRHP	July 24, 1973

The Old Custom House is a historic government building in downtown Cairo, Illinois. Built from 1869 to 1872, the building served as a customs house, post office, and courthouse. Alfred B. Mullett, the U.S. Supervising Architect at the time, designed the building in the Italianate style, a rarity among federal buildings; his design features a bracketed cornice and rounded windows. When Cairo built a new post office in 1942, the building became the town's police station. The building is one of the few surviving U.S. custom houses and one of the largest federal buildings of its era in the Mid-Mississippi Valley region.

The custom house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1973. It now serves as a history museum.

In celebration of the 2018 Illinois Bicentennial, Cairo Custom House was selected as one of the Illinois 200 Great Places by the American Institute of Architects Illinois component (AIA Illinois).

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
Sprague, Paul E. (May 29, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Old Custom House" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
"Visitors Guide to the Cairo Customs House Museum". greatriverroad.com. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
Waldinger, Mike (January 30, 2018). "The proud history of architecture in Illinois". Springfield Business Journal. Retrieved January 30, 2018.

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History	Racial unrest (1967-1973)
Places	Cairo Historic District
Education	Cairo Community Unit School District 1
Transportation	Cairo I-57 Bridge Cairo Mississippi River Bridge Cairo Ohio River Bridge Cairo Regional Airport
Landmarks	Fort Defiance Magnolia Manor Old Custom House
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