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About Custom House
The Custom House in Salem, Massachusetts, built in 1819, served as the last of thirteen Custom Houses in the city. It housed offices for U.S. Customs Service officers and an attached warehouse, featuring high ceilings, a sweeping staircase, and carved woodwork. Today, the building contains exhibits on the tools and work of the Customs Service, Nathaniel Hawthorne's office, and the original wooden eagle carved in 1826.
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Serving Salem, MA
The Custom House in Salem, Massachusetts, built in 1819, served as the last of thirteen Custom Houses in the city. It housed offices for U.S. Customs Service officers and an attached warehouse, featuring high ceilings, a sweeping staircase, and carved woodwork. Today, the building contains exhibits on the tools and work of the Customs Service, Nathaniel Hawthorne's office, and the original wooden eagle carved in 1826.