Jct. of Main and Read Sts., Yorktown, Virginia. County/parish: York.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 03, 1999. NRIS 99000682.
Also known as:
The Old Custom House is a historic customs house located at Yorktown, York County, Virginia. It was built in 1721 and is a two 1/2-story brick Colonial building with a hipped roof. It has a corbeled brick interior end chimney. An extensive restoration project was undertaken by Richmond architect W. Duncan Lee in 1929. Also on the property are a contributing kitchen, necessary, and a brick wall, all added during the restoration.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
The Custom House is now a museum operated by the Comte de Grasse Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. It is open on Sundays from June to October.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41684249