United States Customhouse
- Architect
- James Knox Taylor
- Style
- revivalism
- City
- Houston, TX
The United States Customhouse in downtown Houston was designed by James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect of the US Treasury. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
the style
The Customhouse was built in a revivalist style, reflecting the formal, classicizing manner favored for federal government buildings of its era.
the architect
James Knox Taylor served as Supervising Architect of the US Treasury, the office responsible for designing federal buildings such as this customhouse.
significance
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
nearby
- Christ Church Cathedral
- JPMorgan Chase Building
- City National Bank Building
- Annunciation Church
- State National Bank Building
- Scanlan Building