Image CustomsHouseShanghai Simon Fieldhouse.jpg 250px thumb CustomsHouse The Bund Shanghai Elevation Image ShanghaiBundCustomsHouse.jpg thumb 200px The CustomsHouse seen from the Huangpu river The CustomsHouse Chinese language Chinese is an eight storey building on the Bund , Shanghai . Built in 1927, the building remains a customshouse today. Together with the neighbouring HSBC Building, Shanghai HSBC Building , the CustomsHouse is seen as one of the symbols of the Bund and Shanghai. History The ShanghaiCustomsHouse was first set up in the late 17th century, when the Kangxi Emperor ... of overseas trade in Shanghai, the location of the customshouse became increasingly ... Service . In 1857, the Shanghai government spent 6800 taels of silver to rebuild the North CustomsHouse ... public case studies customshouse title & 39 CustomsHouseShanghai & 39 Smith of Derby ... Jiangnan CustomsHouse was abbreviated to Jiang CustomsHouse , or Jiang Haiguan in Chinese. The principal customshouse, originally located at Lianyungang was later set up just outside the east ... further insistence by the British consul to move the customshouse inside the British concession, a new customshouse was built at the present site. This new house is known as the New CustomsHouse, North CustomsHouse, or Foreign CustomsHouse , whereas the old customshouse was known as the Grand CustomsHouse . In 1853, the rebelling Small Swords Society burnt down the Grand CustomsHouse. In 1860, the Taiping Revolution Taiping Revolution Army burnt down the rebuilt Grand CustomsHouse. It was decided not to rebuild the Grand CustomsHouse, with the current building becoming the new headquarters ... out the Qing Dynasty Qing officials from the North CustomsHouse, on the grounds that they could not collect customs in neutral territory. After the rebellion, the Qing authority in Shanghai ... a Foreigners Tax Committee, which operated from the CustomsHouse. Subsequently, the Qing government ... more details
Image SydneyCustomsHouse gobeirne.jpg thumb right 250px CustomsHouse , Circular Quay, Sydney Image CustomsHouse Library floor city model 1.jpg thumb 200px The transparent entrance floor with a scale model of the Sydney CBD beneath The CustomsHouse is an historic Sydney, Australia Sydney landmark located in the city s Circular Quay area. Constructed initially in 1844 1845, the building served as the headquarters of the Customs Service until 1990. Ownership was then transferred from the Government of Australia Commonwealth Government of Australia to the City of Sydney City of Sydney Council in 1994, when it became a venue for exhibitions and private functions. After being refurbished in 2003, it has also become the new home of the City of Sydney Library . The ground floor of the building houses ... on the site in 1790 and it is said that his ghost haunts the CustomsHouse to this day, offering ... Quay on Kirribilli Point, was able to watch progress on the CustomsHouse s construction from the verandah of his private residence, Wotonga House now Admiralty House, Kirribilli Admiralty House . The CustomsHouse opened for business in 1845 and replaced cramped premises at The Rocks, New South Wales ... Gibbes Lewis building remain. External links Commons category Custom s House, Sydney http www.sydneycustomshouse.com.au CustomsHouse official website of the building http sydneyarchitecture.com ROC QUA05.htm Sydney Architecture historic photos and details Gallery gallery Image CustomsHouse Emblem.jpg Coat of arms of the United Kingdom above CustomsHouse. The coat features both the motto of English .... Image CustomsHouse Library book shelves.jpg Book shelves in the library Image CustomsHouse ... 1873 , the Collector of Customs for New South Wales for a record term of 25 years from 1834 to 1859. Colonel Gibbes persuaded the Governor of NSW, Sir George Gipps , to begin construction of the CustomsHouse in 1844 in response to Sydney s growing volume of maritime trade. The building project also ... more details
Infobox building name CustomsHouse native name former names alternate names image CustomsHouse Brisbane.jpg caption CustomsHouse from Queen Street map type altitude building type architectural style Victorian Free Classical structural system cost 38,346 ren cost location Brisbane, Queensland address 399 Queen Street, Brisbane client owner Government of Australia current tenants University of Queensland landlord coordinates coord display it 27.465465 153.031113 type landmark region AU start date ... ren civ engineer ren oth designers ren qty surveyor ren awards references CustomsHouse is a building ... CustomsHouse located at Petrie Bight. Construction was finished in three years at a cost of 38,346. ref name UQ CustomsHouse Visitors Guide cite book title CustomsHouse year 2008 publisher ... Room was once the place customs business was transacted. ref name thenandnow Today the room is used for lectures and dinners. The CustomsHouse was registered on the Register of the National Estate in 1980. CustomsHouse is within reach of the CityCat catamaran ferry service, as well as the Free Loop Bus. Gallery gallery Image Custom House and Garden Reach, Brisbane, Australia.jpg CustomsHouse, Brisbane, ca. 1906 Image CustomsHouse Brisbane.jpg CustomsHouse from the Brisbane River File CustomsHouse, Brisbane.jpg Street view looking south gallery References Reflist External links http www.customshouse.com.au CustomsHouse Official University of Queensland information site http www.epa.qld.gov.au projects heritage index.cgi?place 600156&back 1 Queensland Government EPA CustomsHouse cite ... de CustomsHouse Brisbane ... , Australia . It was originally used for the collection of customs Duty economics duty and was both ... to spur the development of wharves in the precinct known as Petrie Bight . ref name thenandnow CustomsHouse is a Brisbane landmark known for its distinctive copper dome. ref name thenandnow cite book ... more details
Refimprove date July 2008 infobox UK feature official name The CustomsHouse, South Shields shire county state Tyne and Wear country England nation UK map name United Kingdom Tyne and Wear static image static image caption static image 2 static image caption 2 os grid reference NZ357665 latitude 54.993 longitude 1.443 The CustomsHouse is an arts venue in South Shields , South Tyneside , North East England . It is the only non amateur theatre in the borough, the local arts development agency, the largest gallery and, until recently, the only cinema. History The CustomsHouse was established in 1848 at Mill Dam. ref http www.nationalarchives.gov.uk a2a records.aspx?cat 183 exnc&cid 0&kw customs 20house 20 20Tyne 20and 20Wear 20Archives 20Service 0 ref When the Daltons Lane warehouses were refurbished just a few years ago When date February 2011 the builder found old mortuary slabs. With further research it was discovered that the building had previously been a morgue. The flats in front of this building were once a police station and it was concluded that any bodies found in the river in Mill Dam during that time were then transported into the morgue directly behind the station. The CustomsHouse was acquired by the Tyne and Wear Development Corporation as part of the redevelopment plans, along with the Daltons Lane warehouses. Both are leased to The CustomsHouse Trust on a 99 year lease with a Peppercorn legal peppercorn rent. With the demise of the Development Corporation, the freehold of both buildings transferred to South Tyneside MBC. Facilities The building comprises a theatre ... warehouses running alongside the main building Daltons Lane . The CustomsHouse is managed by The CustomsHouse Trust, a company limited by guarantee with Charitable organization charitable status ... Director of the CustomsHouse is Ray Spencer MBE ref http www.shieldsgazette.com news local news ... 2000. Notes reflist External links http www.customshouse.co.uk The CustomsHouse official site Category ... more details
Wikify date January 2012 unreferenced date January 2012 CustomsHouse Agent CHA is a person who is licensed .... The work of the agents is governed by the CustomsHouse Agents Licensing Regulations, 1984 framed ..., India No ceiling for number of CHAs who can be appointed in a CustomsHouse. Issue of regular ... given to the Deputy Assistant Commissioner. CustomsHouse Agents and Information Technology NIC http home.nic.in National Informatic Center developed RES for Indian Customs, a basic software for creating and filing Shipping bill Customs Document on Indian Customs Website http www.icegate.gov.in ICEGATE . The software is free to download from Indian Customs website but to use this software, one ... filing alone Visual Impex DEFAULTSORT CustomsHouse Agent Category Customs officers Category Customs ... or the import or export of goods at any Customs station. Liabilities on a CHA http www.cbec.gov.in customs cs act cs act idx.htm Section 146 of the Customs Act is the enabling provision, which ... Diploma in Customs clearance and freight forwarding offered by Bombay University is not considered ... to note that since a regular licence holder is allowed to work in more than one Customs station, separate bond and surety have to be given in respect of each Customs station. Regular Licence An application ... form the Custom House. This is determined by the Commissioner. The conduct of the applicant during .... The CHA should not attempt to influence the conduct of Customs officers in matters pending ... officer of the department, he cannot represent any matter before a Customs officer, which he had personally ... Bill and BE Bill of Entry and filing it to Indian Customs gateway, ICEGATE . iCAFFE http hansinfomatic.com caffe.html Customs and Freight forwarding Expert is one of the available option, shares a good market ratio of CustomsHouse Agents and Freight Forwarding Companies. It is complete and integrated solution to manage all activities associated with Customs Clearance and Freight Forwarding activity ... more details
image width 300px caption Astor House Hotel, Shanghai at night location 15 Huangpu ... Shanghai, 1855 The Astor House Hotel has been located on the North Bund of Shanghai , near the northern ... Hibbard, The Bund Shanghai China Faces West Odyssey, 2007 212. ref Today the Astor House Hotel is located ... The Astor House Hotel 1859 1959 merge from History of the Astor House Hotel Shanghai 1858 1900 date November 2011 main History of the Astor House Hotel Shanghai 1858 1900 In February 1858 ... House Hotel, ref OF FOREING sic RESIDENTS AND MERCANTILE FIRMS AT SHANGHAI , The Hongkong Directory ... 1890 4 232 . ref In its desire to be the premier hotel in Shanghai, the Astor House was eager ... Press, 2006 26. ref The Astor House Hotel was the first building in Shanghai to install ... of November 1889 Jansen agreed with the Shanghai Land Investment Company to transfer the Astor House ... indicated in 1900, the Astor House Hotel at Shanghai, it might be called European with a few Chinese ... 1901 21 165 . ref In 1901 the first telephone s were installed in Shanghai, with the Astor House ... House Hotel Company 1901 1915 merge from History of the Astor House Hotel Shanghai 1900 1922 date November 2011 main History of the Astor House Hotel Shanghai 1900 1922 Auguste Vernon 1901 1902 In July ... dining room at the Astor House Hotel in Shanghai on 8 October 1907, with over 280 in attendance ... took place in Room 128 of the Astor House, Shanghai, occupied at that time by Mr. Frank A. Smith. ref ... House Hotel by the Shanghai British Trolley Company, ref Xu Tao, The Popularization of Bicycles and Modern ... House Hotel Shanghai 1916 Flickr Photo Sharing . Flickr 2006 06 23 . Retrieved on 2010 09 03. ref An advertisement in Social Shanghai in 1910 bragged, The Astor House Hotel is the most central, popular ... and The Shanghai Hotels Limited 1917 1923 merge from History of the Astor House Hotel, Shanghai 1900 1922 date November 2011 main History of the Astor House Hotel, Shanghai 1900 1922 Central Stores ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House Chinese character Chinese is a publishing house in mainland China, specialized in publishing reference works. Its precedent was the Ci Hai Editing Institute affiliated to Zhong Hua Book Co., founded in August, 1958. From January, 1978, it adopted the current name. Its ISBN code is 7 5326. The Publishing House is located on 457 North Shaanxi Rd of Jing an District of Shanghai . External links zh icon http www.cishu.com.cn Official website of Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House Category Book publishing companies of China Category Publishing companies established in 1958 Category 1958 establishments in China ja zh ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Cleanup date August 2010 Shanghai Translation Publishing House Chinese character Chinese is the largest comprehensive translation publishing house in the People s Republic of China . Founded in January 1978, it is a member of Shanghai Century Publishing Group , which is also the parent company of Shanghai People s Publishing House, Truth and Wisdom Press , etc. Shanghai Translation Publishing House specializes in publishing Chinese translations of world literature, philosophy and social sciences as well as bilingual dictionaries, foreign language reference books and textbooks, and books on world culture. The editorial staff is composed of men and women with rich experience and of fairly great scholarship. They all have a good command of one or more of the world s major languages including Chinese, English, French, German, Russian, Japanese, Spanish, etc. In addition, the House is proud of its wide network of contributors who are either researchers and scholars in their own fields or renowned translators. The House each year publishes more than 400 titles, more than half of which are Chinese translations of world literature. These books have enjoyed an immense popularity with readers both in China and abroad. It has always been STPH s practice to honor the rights of overseas authors. The House has been engaging in co publishing projects with foreign publishers since 1988. And in 1990, when China was not yet a member country of the Berne Convention ... is over five million. Shanghai Translation Publishing House publishes additionally four major journals ..., among which are works by Hemingway, Faulkner, Foster, Maugham, Remarque, Boll, Hesse, etc. The House ... form another category of the House s publications. To date, the House has published quite a number ... published by the House and Hachette Filipacchi Media of France. This magazine is regarded by the Chinese public as the best and most sophisticated fashion magazine in China. Beside books, the House also ... more details
The Water House full name The Water House at South Bund is an old Japanese style building in the 1930s. It used to be the Japanese armed headquarters. Then used as a warehouse for a long time. The Water House at South Bund is the first top fashion design hotel in Shanghai. The hotel located on the banks of the Huangpu River. It gives the guests a stylish design and unique experience. Design Concept The hotel s overall design philosophy is to fully blend of inside and outside space and focus on public areas and private space coordination. Guests will deeply feel that the hotel of avant grade design. Guests can truly feel the different of The Water House whether in public areas or in the private space. Architectural Features Appearance of the Water House deliberately retains the original appearance of the building and the internal courtyard created new original style of window. Fine Furniture The Water House has countless classic collection of furniture. The hotel management and the designer selected furniture all from famous designers. They are including Finn Juhl , Danish Modern style designer Arne Jacobsen , Danish furniture talent designer Hans Wegner , Milan designer Antonio Citterio and Japanese designer who designed the famous Yohji Yamamoto boutique Kana Ishikawa. In the Water House every step by step there are always unexpected discoveries and surprises. Interior Design Title The Water House at South Bund Design team Neri & Hu Design and Research Office Chief designers Guo Xien, Hu Rushan Collaborative designers Debby Haepers, Dagmar Niecke, Max, Cai Chunyan, He Luomei Architectural forms Commercial space The main building naterials Log, Weathering steel, Copper, Glass Location Maojiayuan Road NO.1 3, Zhongshang Road South, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200011 ... more details
Infobox nrhp name CustomsHouse nrhp type image caption location Sentell St., Sodus Point, New York lat degrees 43 lat minutes 16 lat seconds 1 lat direction N long degrees 76 long minutes 59 long seconds 37 long direction W coord display inline,title coord parameters region US type landmark locmapin New York built 1874 architecture Italianate added May 06, 1980 area convert 0.4 acre governing body Private refnum 80002787 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref CustomsHouse , also known as the Old CustomsHouse, is a historic customshouse located at Sodus Point, New York Sodus Point in Wayne County, New York . It is a 25 feet wide by 35 feet deep, two story, Italianate architecture Italianate style brick structure with sandstone trim built in 1874. It was built originally as a bank building, then in 1885 was purchased by the Pennsylvania Railroad , who leased it to the U.S. government for use as a customshouse and post office. Government use of the building ceased in 1968. ref name nrhpinv ny cite web url http www.oprhp.state.ny.us hpimaging hp view.asp?GroupView 10141 title National Register of Historic Places Registration CustomsHouse date February 1980 accessdate 2009 11 10 author Robert Englert publisher New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation See also cite web url http www.oprhp.state.ny.us hpimaging hp view.asp?GroupView 10115 title Accompanying eight photos ref It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. ref name nris References reflist National Register of Historic Places in New York Category Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York Category Government buildings completed in 1868 Category Buildings and structures in Wayne County, New York Category Custom houses in the United States WayneNY NRHP stub ... more details
The CustomsHouse Museum and Cultural Center is Tennessee s second largest general interest museum. It features fine art, history, and children s exhibits. It is located in Clarksville, TN s Downtown District on 200 South 2nd Street. The CustomsHouse s 1898 Building The 1898 portion of the Museum was originally designed for use as a Federal Post Office and Custom House to handle the large volume of foreign mail created by the city s international tobacco business. It is built on the site of a former boarding house. The structure was designed by the Federal Treasury Supervising Architect William Martin Aiken in the ecletic style popular with Victorian America. Aiken incorporated many architectural styles including Stick, Queen Anne, Italianate, Romanesque, Flemish and Gothic. Its highly pitched roof with large eagles on the four corners, steep gabled windows and elaborate terra cotta ornamentation combine to give importance to a relatively small building. Contrary to popular myth, the design was not inspired by the architect s visit to China. The building was constructed by Charles A. Moses of Chicago...Learn more by visiting the http customshousemuseum.org about 1898 building CustomsHouse Museum website . References reflist http www.customshousemuseum.org www.customshousemuseum.org External links http www.customshousemuseum.org CustomsHouse Museum website coord missing Tennessee DEFAULTSORT CustomsHouse Museum And Cultural Center Category Culture of Clarksville, Tennessee Category Museums in Montgomery County, Tennessee Category History museums in Tennessee Category Custom houses in the United States Category Buildings and structures in Clarksville, Tennessee Tennessee geo stub US museum stub ... more details
Infobox NRHP name Old Post Office Building nrhp type image Customshouse knoxville tn1906.jpg caption The Old CustomsHouse, as photographed by the Detroit Publishing Co. Detroit Publishing Company in the early ... 73001804 ref name nris NRISref version 2009a ref governing body The Old CustomsHouse , also called ... significance. ref name nrhp Design The Old CustomsHouse is a three story Italianate style building .... ref name nrhp History File Knoxville customshouse 1886 tn1.jpg left thumb 210px The Old CustomsHouse, as it appeared in 1886 The CustomsHouse is situated on what was originally Lot 11 of James ... functions, so the title CustomsHouse was typically used instead of courthouse or post office. Congress ... funding for Knoxville s CustomsHouse in 1856, and reappropriated the funding in 1869. ref name public ... , p. 553. ref Construction of the original portion of the CustomsHouse at the corner of Clinch and Market ... left the CustomsHouse critically overcrowded, ref name shaw L.M. Shaw, H.C. Payne, P.C. Knox, http ... growth rendered the CustomsHouse insufficient for the city s postal needs, and United States ... Tennessee Historical Society, 1976 , pp. 135, 170. ref Ownership of the CustomsHouse was transferred ... Along with the CustomsHouse, TVA maintained offices in the nearby Arnstein Building and in the Daylight ... Towers in 1976, ownership of the CustomsHouse was transferred to Knox County for use by the Lawson ... Collection s office equipment and staff, moved into the CustomsHouse, and set up the East Tennessee Historical Center. The Society initially used the second floor of the CustomsHouse, but moved ... Historical Collection, and the Knox County Archives. The Old CustomsHouse is depicted in the ETHS ... News Sentinel , 14 March 1993. ref In 2004, a BarberMcMurry designed eastern extension to the CustomsHouse was completed, extending the structure the length of Clinch Avenue from Market to Gay ...&REC 15 Custom House under construction, circa 1872 &ndash photograph on file at the Calvin M. McClung ... more details
Orrling of CentralHFA 15.jpg thumb The Customs and duty House at the port of Haifa , Israel. Customs ...About import export tariffs Custom disambiguation Cleanup date March 2009 File Customs, Tolls or Duties Corporation of Kinsale.jpg thumb right Customs, Tolls or Duties of the Corporation of Kinsale 1788 File CBP female officers going aboard a ship.jpg right thumb Officers from US Customs and Border Protection boarding a ship. Customs is an authority or Government agency agency in a country responsible for collecting and safeguarding Duty economics customs duties and for controlling the flow of goods ... may be restricted or forbidden, and the customs agency enforces these rules. ref name Chowdhury 1992 Chowdhury, F. L. 1992 Evasion of Customs Duty in Bangladesh, unpublished MBA dissertation submitted to Monash University, Australia. ref The customs authority may be different from the immigration authority ... deemed dangerous to the country. In most countries customs are attained through government agreements and international laws. A customs Duty economics duty is a tariff or tax on the importation usually or exportation unusually of goods. In the Kingdom of England , customs duties were typically part ... goods not yet cleared through customs are held in a customs area , often called a bonded store, until processed. All authorised ports are recognised customs area. Red and Green channels Customs ... link date January 2012 ref Passengers with goods to declare carrying items above the permitted customs ... to declare carrying goods within the customs limits only and not carrying prohibited items can go ... and save time. But, if a passenger going through the Green Channel is found to have goods above the customs ... to customs, by virtue of having gone through the Green Channel. Canada and the United States ... within the European Union EU also have a Blue Channel. As the EU is a customs union , travellers between EU countries do not have to pay customs duties. VAT and Excise duties may be applicable ... more details
merge to Astor House Hotel Shanghai date November 2011 The history of the Astor House Hotel, Shanghai ... in English the Astor House Hotel, ref OF FOREING sic RESIDENTS AND MERCANTILE FIRMS AT SHANGHAI ... returned to Shanghai, and forthwith named his hotel the Astor House. ref A Trip Around the World Miss ... his departure from Shanghai. ref Astor House Hotel. For Sale , North China Herald 20 June 1863 ... shanghai history.html ref thus bringing the Astor House under that jurisdiction. By November 1863 ... Lu, 30. ref In 1867 the Astor House Hotel was the earliest in Shanghai to use coal gas to provide ... Customs Service in Shanghai. ref Charles Ewart Darwent, Shanghai a Handbook for Travellers and Residents ... desire to be the premier hotel in Shanghai, the Astor House was eager to be the first in Shanghai ... Investment Company to transfer the Astor House Hotel and its land to the proposed Shanghai Hotel ... JANSEN ROAD K28 American who founded the Astor House Hotel in 1860, in The Streets of Shanghai , Tales ... After her husband s death, Ellen Jansen decided to stay in Shanghai and to operate the Astor House ... Bishop Cyrus David Foss Cyrus Foss described the Astor House as the best hotel in Shanghai, and quite ... indicated in 1900, the Astor House Hotel at Shanghai, it might be called European with a few ... of Richards Hotel and Restaurant Richards Hotel and Restaurant in Shanghai , China, from its ... to Rob Gifford , The Astor House Hotel has witnessed the whole sweep of China s emergence into the modern ... Power Random House, 2007 4. ref Peter Felix Richards 1858 1861 In February 1858 Richards store and the Richards ... banks of the Suzhou Creek , near its confluence with the Huangpu River in the Hongkou District of Shanghai. ref Five star legend , Shanghai Daily News 18 April 2005 http english.eastday.com eastday ... legend , Shanghai Daily News 18 April 2005 http english.eastday.com eastday englishedition node20665 ... 76, 90 Five star legend , Shanghai Daily News 18 April 2005 http english.eastday.com eastday englishedition ... more details
File Astor HouseShanghai Baggage Label 1920s.jpg thumb right 300px Astor House Hotel Baggage Label 1920s merge to Astor House Hotel Shanghai date November 2011 The history of the Astor House Hotel, Shanghai 1900 1922 traces the development of the Astor House Hotel Shanghai Astor House Hotel , the first ... in 1900, the Astor House Hotel at Shanghai, it might be called European with a few Chinese characteristics ... telephone s were installed in Shanghai, with the Astor House having the first telephone used. ref ... Herald praised the Astor House Hotel in January 1902 it is a great thing that we have at last in Shanghai ... House Hotel Co. Ld. , North China Herald 23 August 1907 19 Hibbard, Bund , 114 The Shanghai Times ... Association of China in the large dining room at the Astor House Hotel in Shanghai on 8 October 1907 ... school history in China took place in Room 128 of the Astor House, Shanghai, occupied at that time ... the Astor House Hotel by the Shanghai British Trolley Company, ref Xu Tao, The Popularization of Bicycles ... Astor House Corner.jpg thumb right 300px Astor House Hotel, Shanghai Costing 360,000, ref name North ... An advertisement in Social Shanghai in 1910 bragged, The Astor House Hotel is the most central, popular ..., ref G. E. Miller, Shanghai The Paradise of Adventurers Orsay Publishing House Inc., 1937 153 ... Shanghai hotels, including the Astor House, with a salary of 900 a month, plus board and lodging. ref ... the lobby of the Astor House, that amusing whispering gallery of Shanghai , ref Walter Hines Page ... of Shanghai once told me, If you sit in the lobby of the Astor House and keep your eyes open you will see ... House Hotel 250 rooms all with attached baths, the most commodious ballroom in Shanghai, renowned ... of China itself. According to Rob Gifford , The Astor House Hotel has witnessed the whole sweep ... into the Future of a Rising Power Random House, 2007 4. ref Auguste Vernon 1900 1901 On 1 November 1900 American Mrs Ellen McGrath Jansen died 12 November 1918 in Shanghai , ref Ellen arrived in Shanghai ... more details
Infobox NRHP name US Post Office and CustomsHouse Douglas Main nrhp type image caption location 601 Tenth St., Douglas, Arizona lat degrees 31 lat minutes 20 lat seconds 41 lat direction N long degrees 109 long minutes 33 long seconds 10 long direction W coord display inline,title locmapin Arizona built 1915 architect Wetmore,James A. Fee,Grant architecture Beaux Arts added December 3, 1985 area convert 0.5 acre governing body U.S. POSTAL SERVICE mpsub http pdfhost.focus.nps.gov docs NRHP Text 64000042.pdf Historic US Post Offices in Arizona, 1900 1941, TR refnum 85003104 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref The U.S. Post Office and CustomsHouse Douglas Main , also known as Douglas Post Office and CustomsHouse or Douglas Main Post Office , is a Beaux Arts architecture Beaux Arts building built in 1915. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. ref name nris References reflist National Register of Historic Places DEFAULTSORT United States Post Office And CustomsHouse Douglas, Arizona Category Beaux Arts architecture in Arizona Category Government buildings completed in 1915 Category Buildings and structures in Cochise County, Arizona Category Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona Category Custom houses in the United States Arizona NRHP stub ... more details
Infobox nrhp name U.S. CustomsHouse and Post Office image Pensacola Customshouse01.jpg caption Escambis County Courthouse location 223 Palafox Pl., Pensacola, Florida lat degrees 30 lat minutes 24 lat seconds 34 lat direction N long degrees 87 long minutes 12 long seconds 54 long direction W locmapin Florida area added July 22, 1997 visitation num visitation year governing body architect Bell, M.E. architecture Neo Renaissance Renaissance Revival area less than one acre governing body Local refnum 97000659 ref name nris NRISref version 2010a ref The U.S. CustomsHouse and Post Office , also known as the Escambia County Courthouse , is a historic site in Pensacola, Florida Pensacola , Florida . Built in 1887, it is located at 223 Palafox Place. On July 22, 1997, it was added to the United States U.S. National Register of Historic Places . Escambia County Courthouse From 1885 to 1937, the Escambia County Courthouse was a building on the northeast corner of Palafox and Chase streets. In 1937 Escambia County, Florida Escambia County , which needed more space, swapped its location for that of the U.S. CustomsHouse and Post Office because the United States Federal Government , which by then had no more use for a customshouse, needed a building site for a new U.S. Post Office and Courthouse. The Federal Government demolished the old county courthouse in 1938 and built its new building there. The county moved into the Blount Building until renovations were done on the old customshouse and post office in 1938. The building, which is still called the county courthouse, is now part of the Escambia County Government Center, which includes the M. C. Blanchard Judicial Building, where the courts and clerk s offices are now located. ref http www.pensapedia.com wiki Escambia County Courthouse Pensapedia Escambia County Courthouse ref References reflist External links Reflist http www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com FL Escambia state.html Escambia County listings at http www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com ... more details
Infobox nrhp name U.S. Custom House nrhp type image US CustomsHouse, Ponce, Photo 1.jpg caption U.S. CustomsHouse in Ponce, Puerto Rico. General view, looking northwest June 1987 location Bonaire and Aduana ... The U.S. CustomsHouse Spanish Aduana de Ponce , located at Bonaire and Aduana streets in barrio La Playa de Ponce La Playa , Ponce, Puerto Rico , is the oldest customshouse in Puerto Rico ref James ... CustomsHouse opened in 1842. At that time, customs administrative offices and warehouses were located ... Juan Custom House files, and U.S. Customs Service believes that they may be Nichols work. Three other ... Image US CustomsHouse, Ponce, Photo 2.jpg thumb left 250px U.S CustomsHouse in Ponce, Puerto Rico .... The customshouse fully occupies a small city block. Its principal facade faces Bonaire Street and looks ... 2. Listing Reference Number 88000073. February 10, 1988. ref Image US CustomsHouse, Ponce, Photo 3.jpg thumb right 250px U.S CustomsHouse in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Main entrance, looking north. The facades .... February 10, 1988. ref Image US CustomsHouse, Ponce, Photo 4.jpg thumb 250px left U.S Customs ... CustomsHouse, Ponce, Photo 5.jpg right thumb 250px U.S CustomsHouse in Ponce, Puerto Rico. First ... house files, there is one large sheet of remodeling plans for the Ponce Customshouse, possibly ... Reference Number 88000073. February 10, 1988. ref Significance Image US CustomsHouse, Ponce, Photo 6.jpg thumb left 250px U.S CustomsHouse in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Second floor stair hall and stair arcade ... by the U.S. Customs Service following World War I. The Ponce Custom House is an important example ... Form U.S. Custom House, Ponce . United States Department of the Interior. National Park Service. Washington ... Customs Service, Washington, D.C. ref http pdfhost.focus.nps.gov docs NRHP Text 64500546.pdf ref The building is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as U.S. Custom House . ref http nrhp.focus.nps.gov natregsearchresult.do?briefnav&briefpage 3 U.S. Custom House listing at NRHP ... more details
merge to Astor House Hotel Shanghai date November 2011 The history of the Astor House Hotel, Shanghai ... HouseShanghai Baggage Label 1920s.jpg thumb right Astor House Hotel Baggage Label 1920s On 12 May ..., owned the Astor House Hotel, Kalee Hotel, Palace and Majestic Hotels in Shanghai and approximately ... , Rotary Club of Shanghai ref The Shanghai Stock Exchange was housed at the Astor House Hotel from 1920 ... American orchestra to travel to Shanghai, also played at the Astor House. ref Maud Parrish, Nine ... the Astor House Hotel by early June,, ref Famine Grows as Shanghai Strike Grows , The Telegraph Herald ... at the Astor House. ref Ernest O. Hauser, Shanghai City for Sale Harcourt, Brace and company, 1940 ... 20Recorder 201927 20Apr Jul 20Grayscale 20 200033.pdf ref In 1927 the Astor House Hotel in Shanghai ... fashioned Astor House. ref Ernest O. Hauser, Shanghai City for Sale Harcourt, Brace and company ... Astor House and the Palace Hotel. ref The Shanghai Boom, Fortune 11 1 January 1935 http www.earnshaw.com shanghai ed india tales library fortune t fortune2.htm ref While the Astor House was less expensive ... initially to evacuate the Hotel, ref Astor House Guests at Shanghai Refuse to Go Americans Adopt ..., 1933 561. ref After a strike of Astor House employees, ref Strike Ties Up Shanghai Hotel When Japanese ... cognac and absinthe concoction known as The Astor House Special, native to Shanghai . ref Charles ... house hotel shanghai cite news title Americans Leaving Zones Under Fire work The New York Times date ..., the Hotel management recaptured the Astor House. ref cite news title Millions Have Left 2 Shanghai ... members of the White Movement White Russian diaspora in Shanghai met at the Astor House Hotel across ... from Shanghai s Astor House Hotel, which set up a terrible clatter whenever Alcott began to broadcast ... ceremony at the Astor House Hotel in which the titles of six public utilities in Shanghai ... into exile on the island of Taiwan . ref Lu Chang, Legendary Astor House Hotel, , Shanghai Star ... more details
2009a ref The United States CustomsHouse and Court House , also known as Old Galveston Customhouse , in Galveston, Texas Galveston , Texas , is a former home of custom house , United States Postal Service ... Places DEFAULTSORT United States CustomsHouse And Court House Galveston, Texas, 1861 Category ...Infobox nrhp name Old Galveston Customhouse nrhp type image 1861 Galveston Customs and Courthouse.jpg ..., the Indian Territory, and parts of Louisiana and New Mexico . With rising revenue from customs receipts, the United States Congress approved funds in 1855 for a new U.S. Custom House . Supervising ... The Court House, in 1917. Significant alterations were made in 1917, when the General Services Administration added courtrooms and judicial offices to the second floor of the U.S. Custom House, which ... House, Galveston, Texas ref ref http www.galvestonhistory.org 1861 US Custom House1.asp Galveston Historical Foundation More About the Custom House ref The building continued to serve as a courthouse ... House in Galveston is a simply detailed Classical Revival , two story, brick building located near ... designed to provide space for the Customs Service and the Post Office. Extant original ... iron risers are pierced with a circular fret design. In 1917 the U.S. Custom House was converted for use as a Federal courthouse and a courtroom was created on the second floor. The U.S. Custom House ... extensive repairs and renovations, the U.S. Custom House s fireproof construction ensured the survival ... formally moved into the wonder fully refurbished U.S. Custom House in June 1999. Significant events ... Custom House. 1860 1861 U.S Custom House is constructed based on the redesign by local superintendents ... of the ceremony ending the Civil War in Galveston. The U.S. Customs Service resumes occupancy. 1900 The U.S. Custom House is damaged by the Galveston Hurricane. 1917 1918 A courtroom is created ... caused by Hurricane Carla, the building is formally rededicated on June 17. 1970 The U.S. Custom House ... more details
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Notable people who have stayed at the Astor House, Shanghai Astor House Hotel in Shanghai , China as guests ... House Hotel when he visited Shanghai in 1869 ref name astorhousehotel.com http www.astorhousehotel.com ... House during his two weeks in Shanghai from 4 October 1886, in which he preached 17 times ... House Hotel from 18 December 1905 during anti American riots ref ANTI FOREIGN OUTBREAK PUT DOWN AT SHANGHAI ... 253. ref and his wife, Carlotta L. Steiner, stayed at the Astor House in June 1920 ref At the Shanghai ... in Shanghai. ref It is claimed that Einstein stayed in Room 304 in the Astor House Hotel ref ... newspapers?id bZwLAAAAIBAJ&sjid tVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg 3962,5919120&dq astor house hotel shanghai ... Foster , who married Edgar Snow in 1932, stayed in Room 303 at the Astor House upon her arrival in Shanghai ... a banquet for friends at the Shanghai Astor House, during which he excused himself, went to his room ... house hotel shanghai ref only to be killed in the lobby of the Cathay Hotel later that day by a bomb ... House Hotel in Shanghai, but for whom there is no supporting evidence. In fact, as Mark O Neill ... , American Consul General in Shanghai from 1886 to 1889, resided at the Astor House ref H.G.F., The Trip ... Rossier stayed at the Astor House from June 1860 for several weeks ref North China Herald 30 June 1860 102. Rossier arrived from Hong Kong on the ship Pekin . Rossier s staying at the Astor House Hotel ... Army , stayed at the Astor House Hotel from 24 August 1862 ref Thomas Lyster, With Gordon in China .... ref Representatives of the Embassy of Japan stayed at the Astor House in February 1864 while negotiating with other foreign powers in Shanghai regarding the practical implications of extraterritoriality ref China The Consular Meeting at Shanghai , The New York Times 8 May 1864 6. ref American Charles Carleton Coffin , a journalist for The Boston Journal , and his wife, stayed at the Astor House ... Campbell Stokes sunshine recorder , was a guest at the Astor House in January 1875 ref John Francis ... more details
Random House, 2007 4. ref Shanghai Government 1954 1988 On 19 April 1954 the Astor House Hotel Shanghai Astor House Hotel , which was owned by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels Ltd., was confiscated and control of the hotel passed to the Land and House Bureau of the Shanghai people s government. ref Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels Ltd., Far Eastern Economic Review 18 1955 344. ref On 25 June 1958 the hotel was incorporated into the Shanghai Institution Business Administrative bureau. Prior to the Hotel ... of the Astor House Hotel ref http www.pujianghotel.com e cn 3.htm Shanghai The Economist 333 ... of the city s luxury hotels. ref Lu Chang, Legendary Astor House Hotel, Shanghai Star 30 May 2002 .... ref Mark O Neill, Astor House wants to be Shanghai s Raffles , South China Morning Post reprinted ... of Shanghai. ref Mark O Neill, Astor House wants to be Shanghai s Raffles , South China Morning Post ... storage room that has been sealed for decades. The storage room at the Shanghai Astor House Hotel also ... 2009 . ref In 2006 the Morning Shanghai restaurant opened at the Astor House On entering the building ..., while the renovation of the Waibaidu bridge will turn attention to the Astor House Hotel and Shanghai ...The Astor House Hotel , also known as the Pujiang Hotel , is an historic landmark hotel on the northern The Bund Bund in Shanghai , China . It is the successor to the earlier Richards Hotel and Restaurant ... to Rob Gifford , The Astor House Hotel has witnessed the whole sweep of China s emergence into the modern ..., 222 Hibbard, Bund , 222. ref On 27 May 1959, the name of the Hotel was changed from the Astor House ... hostel beds. ref Megan Shank, The Astor House Hotel , Megan Shank dot com for the forthcoming To Shanghai with Love travel guide http www.meganshank.com blog the astor house hotel See also Crystyl Mo, ed., To Shanghai With Love A Travel Guide for the Connoisseur ThingsAsian Press http www.thingsasianpress.com ... guide described the Hotel as slightly run down , ref Jill Hunt et al., Shanghai , rev.ed. China Guide ... more details
Infobox NRHP name U.S. Courthouse, Post Office and CustomsHouse nrhp type image USPOCHNewportVT.JPG caption location Main St. at 2nd St., Newport city , Vermont Newport, Vermont lat degrees 44 lat minutes 56 lat seconds 0 lat direction N long degrees 72 long minutes 12 long seconds 40 long direction W coord display inline,title locmapin Vermont built 1903 architect Taylor,James Knox architecture added December 12, 1976 area less than one acre governing body GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION refnum 76000144 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref The U.S. Courthouse, Post Office and CustomsHouse in Newport city , Vermont Newport, Vermont was built in 1903. Also known as U.S. Federal Building , it served historically as a courthouse, as a customhouse, and as a post office. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. ref name nris It served the United States District Court for the District of Vermont during 1904 1948. It now serves the Orleans County, Vermont Orleans County District Court. See also List of United States federal courthouses in Vermont References reflist National Register of Historic Places Category National Register of Historic Places in Vermont Category Government buildings completed in 1903 Category Buildings and structures in Orleans County, Vermont Category Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont Category Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont Category Courthouses in Vermont Category Custom houses in the United States Vermont NRHP stub ... more details
DISPLAYTITLE that s Shanghai that s Shanghai is a monthly English language English language Listings magazine listings and entertainment magazine published in China . In 2002, it had a staff of 30 and a circulation of 35,000 with forty percent of its readership being expatriates. ref name cogan cite news author Cogan, Judy url http app1.chinadaily.com.cn star 2002 0523 pr21 1.html title That s entertainment newspaper Shanghai Star date May 23, 2002 accessdate 2011 05 27 ref By 2010 it had a staff of 45 and a distribution of 60,000. Citation needed date May 2011 The magazine s publisher, Urbanatomy Media, also publishes that s Beijing and that s PRD covering the Pearl River Delta . ref name cogan ref cite web title urbanatomy.com publisher Urbanatomy Media url http www.urbanatomy.com accessdate 2011 05 28 ref References reflist Additional reading Kitto, Mark. http www.prospectmagazine.co.uk 2006 04 thatschina Witness That s China . Prospect Magazine , April 23, 2006 Issue 121 . External links Official website http shanghai.urbanatomy.com Category Chinese magazines Category English language magazines Category Listings magazines Category Publications with year of establishment missing culture mag stub China lit stub ... more details
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