U.S. Customs House sneak peek today (Open house 3:30pm – 5:30pm)

You are invited by Niagara Falls Mayor, Paul A. Dyster to tour the newly restored Historic US Customhouse located at 2245 Whirlpool Street (corner of Bath Avenue), Niagara Falls, NY.  Today from 3:30 – 5:30pm.  This open-house celebration marks the completion of Phase-1 of the International Railway Station/Intermodal Transportation Center Project.

Historic Development (paraphrased from National Register of Historic Places Registration Form)

The original building was constructed in 1863 as a full three-story structure and was possibly used as a hotel until purchased by the government in 1867. In 1869, the building was converted to house the U.S. Customs and Post Office. In 1906 the Post Office was relocated into the new federal building and in 1910 the US Customs was also relocated. A newspaper account from 1910 reports it was abandoned July 1 of that year when the Customs Office reportedly moved to the new Post Office Building on Walnut Avenue and Main Street … read more by following link:  http://niagarafallshistoricpreservation.org/node/6