Heritage Building - Former Custom House @Maxwell Road

Heritage Building - Former Custom House @Maxwell Road (2022 0422)

Address: 32 Maxwell Road Singapore (Maxwell Chambers)

Getting There:

MRT Tanjong Pagar (EW15) Exit B (Maxwell Road)

The former Custom House building located at 32 Maxwell Road served as the headquarters of the Department of Customs and Excise (now Singapore Customs) from 1932 to 1989. The building was commissioned and built between 1930 and 1933 by the Public Works Department of the colonial government, and served as the headquarters of the Department of Customs and Excise (now Singapore Customs) from 1932 to 1989.

The style and architecture of Custom House is reminiscent of other buildings designed by Frank Dorrington Ward Custom House was designed around a courtyard surrounded by rooms with windows for light and air to enter.