US Custom House at Nogales
Project type: Federal Facilities, Border Inspection Stations
Designers: Louis A Simon - Architect
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Description
“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
Source notes
"The New Deal in Arizona: Connections to Our Historic Landscape," University of Arizona, The New Deal in Arizona Chapter of the National New Deal Preservation Association. https://www.library.arizona.edu/newdeal/map.html The quote above and photos can be found at: https://content.library.arizona.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/NewDeal/id/208
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