Wilmington, N. C., U. S. Custom House

Collection

Eastern District of North Carolina

Dublin Core

Title

Wilmington, N. C., U. S. Custom House

Subject

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

Buildings

Courthouses

Custom house

Description

W-4 U. S. Custom Hosue, Wilmingotn, N. C. , The firs Wilmingotn NC "Custom House" was destroyed in a waterfront fire in 1840. It was replaced by a second "Custom House" which lasted until being demolished in 1915. The third "Custom's House/United States Courthouse" was designed by James A. Wetmore in a classical revival style. The three story buildign on the Cape Fear River waterfront was completed in 1919 and stretches a full block in length. The building was renamed the Alton Lennono Fedeal Office Building in 1976 after a former U. S. Congressman from Wilmingotn. It is currently the U. S. District for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Publisher

Service News Company

Rights

No copyright issues

Type

Image; Photo

Identifier

a24740

671

GSA PC 366

Coverage

1930-1945

Wilmington, N. C., U. S. Custom House

Collection

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