Border Inspection Stations Sites

The historic Babb-Piegan U.S. Border Inspection Station on Highway 89 north of Babb, Montana was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The rustic cabin-style facility was completed in 1993. Replaced in 2003 with a facility closer to the border, the historic inspection station is part of what is now a larger housing development.

The historic Chief Mountain (a.k.a. Glacier Park) U.S. Border Inspection Station on State Highway 17 northwest of Babb, Montana was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The rustic facility was completed in 1939, and also features a garage and pump house built around the same time.

The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station at Ferry Point in Calais, Maine was constructed with Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds in conjunction with the Treasury Department. The Colonial Revival facility and its attendant garage were constructed in 1936. The facility, since altered, is still in service.

The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station on Alburg Springs Road in Alburg, Vermont was built in 1937 with U.S. Treasury Department funds.

The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station on Beebe Road, which connects with Quebec Route 247, in Beebe Plain, Vermont, north of Newport, Vermont, was built in 1937 with U.S. Treasury Department funds.

The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station on State Route 141 in Canaan, Vermont was built in 1933 with U.S. Treasury Department funds.

The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station on Customs Road northwest of Curlew, Washington was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. Built in 1937, the Colonial Revival structure (along with attendant storage shed) is still in service.

The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station at Boundary Line Road in Fort Fairfield, Maine was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The Colonial Revival facility was completed in 1934.

The historic former U.S. Border Inspection Station on State Route 235 in the town of Franklin, Vermont was constructed c. 1935 with U.S. Treasury Department funds. The station is also known as the "Morse's Line" facility.

The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station on U.S. 395 in Laurier, Washington was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. Built in 1935, the Colonial Revival structure (built with Cape Cod-style Immigration Residence and Customs Residence) is still in service.

The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station on Route 229 / Grand Falls Rd. in Limestone, Maine was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The Colonial Revival (Cape Cod)-style facility was built in 1933.

The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station on State Route 243 in Troy, Vermont was built in 1937 with U.S. Treasury Department funds. A newer facility has been built by the New Deal structure.

The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station on State Route 114 in Norton, Vermont was built in 1933 with U.S. Treasury Department funds.

The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station on Boundary Rd. in Orient  Maine was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The Colonial Revival facility (along with attendant garage) was built in 1937.

The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station (and attendant housing facilities) on State Route 188 (a.k.a. Tecate Rd.) in Tecate, California was built in 1934 with U.S. Treasury Department funds. The facility is in Spanish Colonial Revival style, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station (along with an attendant residence building) on State Route 108 in Berkshire, Vermont was built in 1934 with U.S. Treasury Department funds.

The historic former U.S. Border Inspection Station on Border Lane off U.S. 2 in Houlton, Maine was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The facility was completed in 1934. Wikipedia: "This border crossing was closed in the early 1970s when Interstate 95 was completed immediately to the north. The Canada border station, which was sometimes called Richmond Road, was demolished. The US border station remains in disrepair."

The historic former U.S. Border Inspection Station in Highgate Springs, Vermont was constructed in 1940 with U.S. Treasury Department funds. It has since been demolished.

The historic former U.S. Border Inspection Station on State Highway 40 in Noonan, North Dakota was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. Completed in 1937, the facility was demolished and replaced ca. 2011.

The historic former U.S. Border Inspection Station on Highway 21 West in Danville, Washington was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. Built ca. 1936, the facility was "sold and relocated" once replaced ca. 1988. The present location and status of the old building is presently unknown to Living New Deal.

The former U.S. Inspection Station at the Canadian border north of Eureka, Montana (along Route 93) was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds during the 1930s. Completion photographs of the facility taken Nov. 3, 1933 reside in the National Archives. The facility has since been replaced.

The historic former U.S. Border Inspection Station in Laredo, Texas was built in 1943 with U.S. Treasury Department funds. The facility was in Spanish Colonial Revival style. The facility has been replaced, and Living New Deal believes the New Deal structure has been demolished.

The historic former U.S. Border Inspection Station (and attendant garage facility) on State Route 1 in Porthill, Idaho was built in 1938 with U.S. Treasury Department funds. Living New Deal believes the structure has been demolished and replaced with a newer facility.

The former U.S. Inspection Station at the Canadian border north of Raymond, Montana (along Route 16) was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds during the 1930s. A completion photograph of the facility taken Aug. 5, 1937 resides in the National Archives. While the operations have been replaced by a newer facility closer to the border, Google Street View and satellite imagery suggest that the original New Deal structure, as of 2014, still stands.

The former U.S. Inspection Station at the Mexican border south of Sasabe, Arizona (along Route 286) was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds during the 1930s. Completion photographs of the facility taken May 7, 1937 reside in the National Archives. The structure has since been replaced.

The former U.S. Inspection Station at the Canadian border north of Scobey, Montana (along Route 13) was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds during the 1930s. Completion photographs of the facility taken Jul. 6, 1937 reside in the National Archives. The facility has since been replaced.

The former U.S. Inspection Station at the Canadian border north of Sherwood, North Dakota (along Route 28) was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds during the 1930s. A completion photograph of the facility taken June 3, 1937 resides in the National Archives. The photo shown shows a secondary facility, likely used for storage. A building fitting the building's visual description appeared on Google Street View imagery from 2009; however, an even newer facility appears to have been constructed since that time, so no part of the original New Deal construction is in existence today.

The former U.S. Inspection Station at the Canadian border north of Westhope, North Dakota (along Route 83) was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds during the 1930s. Completion photographs of the facility taken Sept. 4, 1937 reside in the National Archives. The photo shown shows a secondary facility, likely used for storage. A building fitting the building's visual description appeared on Google Street View imagery from 2008; however, an even newer facility appears to have been constructed since that time, so no part of the original New Deal construction is in existence today.

The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station on State Route 105A in East Richford, Vermont was altered in 1940 with U.S. Treasury Department funds. Modifications included changes to "the garage and inspection bays and residential quarters."

The historic U.S. Border Inspection Station at Milltown International Bridge in Calais, Maine was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The Neo-Classical facility was completed in January 1939. The facility was altered and later replaced in 2014.

The historic former Sweetgrass U.S. Border Inspection Station was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The facility was completed in 1936. Since replaced, according to the GSA, "The building was bought and relocated by a private company, and is  no longer under federal ownership." Its current location and status is presently unknown to Living New Deal.

"The Custom House at Naco was constructed in 1936 with funds from the Public Works Administration. Louis Simon, architect for the Public Buildings Branch of the Treasury Department, designed the Custom House in the Pueblo Revival style. The two-story building is an outstanding example of this style and includes southwestern features of battered (sloped) and rounded walls, parapets, rough-hewn rafters and vigas, waterspouts, window lintels, and a decorative ladder. In addition to its fine artistry and historic integrity, the building is the only Custom House on the Arizona border designed in the Pueblo Revival style."

"Funded by the Public Works Administration in 1934 and constructed in 1935 in the Spanish Eclectic style, the imposing U.S. Custom House is a reminder of the importance of Nogales as a primary port of entry from Mexico along the Arizona border. Louis A. Simon, a prominent federal architect, was its designer." P.W.A. Federal Project No. 46

The historic former U.S. Border Inspection Station at since-demolished Union Bridge in Calais, Maine was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The facility, located by the river on Todd Street, was completed in January 1939. The facility, since altered, was sold in 1962. Living New Deal is unsure of the building's present status, though satellite imagery suggests that the building still stands, heavily altered.