The building opened in 1933 to meet the city's need for a larger custom house, especially with the large Chicago Main Post Office opening nearby.

Two architecture firms, the Burnham Brothers and Nimmons, Carr & Wright, designed the Classical Moderne building.

The building's design includes vertical columns of windows divided by pilasters, a black granite entrance surround and base, and a parapet with a bas-relief eagle on either side.

[2] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 4, 2016.

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