Alexander Hamilton Custom House
The Custom House was designed by the prominent architect Cass Gilbert and constructed between 1902 and 1907. The Customs service moved from this building to World Trade Center Building Six in 1973. Currently the building is occupied by the National Museum of the American Indian.
Nearest Subway Stop: South Ferry 1
Scenes at this Location
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Ghostbusters II
Photo Copyright Columbia Pictures 1989
Directed by: Ivan Reitman
Starring: Dan Akroyd, Ernie Hudson, Rick Moranis, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Sigourney Weaver
It was this building that doubled for the fictitious Manhattan Museum of Art in Ghostbusters II. It was here that Dana was now working as a restorer of art and it was here that Viggo, the Scourge of Carpathia planned on making his return. Unfortunately for him, the Ghostbusters were onhand to put an end to his plans. -
Also at this Location
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Conspiracy Theory
Photo Copyright Warner Bros. 1997
Directed by: Richard Donner
Starring: Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts
In Conspiracy Theory, the custom house doubled as the Manhattan Department of Justice where Alice Sutton (Roberts) worked and where Jerry Fletcher (Gibson) came to explain to her his various theories, including one about how NASA was going to assasinate the President with an earthquake.
