Old U.S. Customshouse and Post Office and Fireproof Storage Company Warehouse
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The Old U.S. Customshouse and Post Office at 300 West Liberty Street in Louisville, Kentucky
was built in 1853. It served historically as a courthouse, as a customhouse, and as a post office. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1977.
. It is also known as the Chamber of Commerce Building and as the 310 Building.
The National Register listing was expanded in 1980 to include the wharehouse. The combined listing, Old U.S. Customshouse and Post Office and Fireproof Storage Company Warehouse, covers 300-314 West Liberty Street.
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
was built in 1853. It served historically as a courthouse, as a customhouse, and as a post office. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1977.
Wharehouse
The Fireproof Storage Company Warehouse is a 1907 Beaux Arts style warehouse designed by Arthur LoomisArthur Loomis
Arthur Loomis was an architect who worked in the early 1900s in Kentucky, and Clarke & Loomis is one of the architectural firms in which he worked.He designed the Carnegie Library in Warder Park, in Jeffersonville, Indiana, from which he was a native....
. It is also known as the Chamber of Commerce Building and as the 310 Building.
The National Register listing was expanded in 1980 to include the wharehouse. The combined listing, Old U.S. Customshouse and Post Office and Fireproof Storage Company Warehouse, covers 300-314 West Liberty Street.