Calle Puntilla, 1, San Juan, Puerto Rico. County/parish: San Juan.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 10, 1988. NRIS 88000075.
Part of United States Custom Houses in Puerto Rico MPS (NRIS 64500546).
1 contributing building.Also known as:
The United States Custom House (Spanish: Edificio de la Aduana de Estados Unidos), also known as the San Juan Custom House (Edificio de la Aduana de San Juan), is a historic custom house located at the marina of Old San Juan in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The custom house is located at the site of the former main port of the city of San Juan, north of the former Spanish Arsenal of San Juan, and next to the Las Dársenas and Immigrants' Square (Plaza del Inmigrante) and the Jose V. Toledo Federal Building and United States Courthouse. The large two-storey custom house is considered by the NRHP to be a superb example of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. It is most notable for its size, its elaborate terracotta-ornamented central tower and its pink-colored exterior.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131518340