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The '''Custom House Block''', built in 1845-87<ref name=bostonaia>{{cite aiaboston|page=74}}</ref> in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], is a former warehouse located on [[Long Wharf (Boston)|Long Wharf]], at the end of [[State Street (Boston)|State Street]]. Architect [[Isaiah Rogers]] designed the four-storey building, constructed of granite and brick. In its 19th-century heyday, it contributed to the life of "Boston's busiest pier, commercial port, and embarkation point for travelers." Today private owners maintain the site.<ref>Boston Directory. 1848</ref><ref>Southworth, Susan & Southworth, Michael (2008) ''AIA Guide to Boston'' (3rd ed.) p.74</ref>
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The building was renovated in 1973 by Anderson, Notter, Feingold.<ref name=bostonaia />

==See also==
* [[Custom House District]]
* [[Long Wharf (Boston)]]
* [[Boston Custom House]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{commonscat-inline|Custom House Block (Boston)}}

{{National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts|state=collapsed}}


[[Category:National Historic Landmarks in Boston]]
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[[Category:Landmarks in Financial District, Boston]]
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[[Category:Redeveloped ports and waterfronts in the United States]]
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