New London Customhouse
New London Custom House | |
New London Custom House | |
| Location | 150 Bank St., New London, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°21′8″N 72°5′46″W / 41.35222°N 72.09611°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1833 |
| Architect | Robert Mills |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000706 |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1970 |
The New London Custom House is a historic custom house at 150 Bank Street in New London, Connecticut, built in 1833-35. It was designed by Robert Mills, one of the country's first formally trained architects. From 1839-40, the schooner La Amistad, on which captured Africans meant for the slave trade rebelled, was impounded at a wharf behind the customhouse. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture in 1970, and is now a local museum covering the city's maritime history.