- City:
- New York, New York City, NY
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Auxiliary Civic Facilities
- Started:
- 1933
- Completed:
- 1941
- Artist:
- Reginald Marsh
Description
The Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House was constructed in 1902-1907. In the 1930s and early 1940s, federal funding was used to make several improvements to the building, including the addition of a copper apron to the dome in 1933; improvements to the elevators in 1937; and the installation of revolving doors at the Bowling Green entrance in 1941.
The building now serves as the New York branch of the National Museum of the American Indian, a part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
Source notes
GSA Historic Building Database
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on October 1, 2013.
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Rhonda
Were the Reginald Marsh murals also financed by the New Deal?
Yes, the Reginald Marsh murals at the Custom House were financed by a program under the New Deal called the Treasury Relief Art Project.