Customs House (Nashville, Tennessee)

The Customs House is a historic government building in Nashville, Tennessee. It was built in 1875 with limestone from Bowling Green, Kentucky.[2] The rear was built in 1903, and east and west wings were built in 1916.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 26, 1972 as the Federal Office Building.[3] The building is now privately owned, although it is leased by the United States bankruptcy court for the Middle District of Tennessee.[4]

For the Federal Office Building at 801 Broadway, see Estes Kefauver Federal Building and United States Courthouse.
Federal Office Building
The Federal Office Building in 2010
Location701 Broadway,
Nashville, Tennessee
Coordinates36°9′31″N 86°46′53″W
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.72001232[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 26, 1972

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Federal Office Building". National Park Service. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  3. "Federal Office Building". National Park Service. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  4. Ward, Getahn (April 20, 2016). "Nashville risks losing historic U.S. Customs House". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 18, 2018.


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