National Historic Landmark · New Orleans, Louisiana

U.s. Customhouse

A listed building in New Orleans, Louisiana in the Egyptian Revival architecture style. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1974Egyptian Revival architecturePrivate unless stated
U.s. Customhouse
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address423 Canal St., New Orleans, LA
CountyOrleans County
ListedJul 17, 1974
Reference number74000938
StyleEgyptian Revival architecture, Greek Revival architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

Street423 Canal St.
Coordinates29.95204, -90.06630 · Directions ↗

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Reference

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74000938. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.