U.S. Customs House,

The south's booming cotton trade resulted in the construction of the U.S. Customs House, which was built in the early 1850s and stood on the southwest corner of Royal and St. Francis streets for more than one hundred years. It was torn down in 1963 to make way for the First National Bank's...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Erik Overbey
Format: Electronic
Published: University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/366
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Summary:The south's booming cotton trade resulted in the construction of the U.S. Customs House, which was built in the early 1850s and stood on the southwest corner of Royal and St. Francis streets for more than one hundred years. It was torn down in 1963 to make way for the First National Bank's expansion. This photograph shows the building about 1920.