Located at 25 Water St. in Newburyport. esigned by Robert Mills, architect of the Washington Monument and U.S. Treasury Building. The Custom House was built in 1835 for the purpose of tax collection on goods imported at the waterfront. The vaulted ceilings and cantilevered staircases are hallmarks of Mills’s work.
The Custom House now operates as a museum dedicated to the abundant maritime heritage of Newburyport, once a major commercial port. It houses a unique collection of maritime art, model clipper ships, displays of famous shipwrecks, and the history of the Coast Guard.
http://www.customhousemaritimemuseum.org/
