Custom house

A custom house was typically located in a seaport or in a city on a major river, with access to an ocean.

Due to advances in electronic information systems, the increased volume of international trade, and the introduction of air travel, the term "custom house" became a historical anachronism.

Custom House in New Orleans, Louisiana, is now home to the Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium, the former U.S.

Custom House in Baltimore, Maryland, was in 1973 serving as a Selective Service office.

[2] Custom Houses became a prominent feature of English ports after 1275, following the creation of a national system for collecting duties on overseas trade.