Custom House, Maxwell Road

Custom House, Maxwell Road

Historic site

About

This was the headquarters of Singapore Customs from 1932 to 1989. The building also housed the Film Censor's Office and the Maxwell Road Post Office.

National Heritage Board, Historic Sites (open data, Singapore Open Data Licence).

Facts and sources

Names
EN Custom House, Maxwell Road한국어 맥스웰 로드 세관 English: National Heritage Board; Korean by DealSingapore (NIKL loanword rules)
Heritage
Historic Site (marked by NHB) National Heritage Board, record updated 2026-04-14
Planning area
Downtown Core URA Master Plan 2025
Opening hours
Not in our sources NHB lists and Wikidata, read 2026-10-01
Data
/api/sight/custom-house-maxwell-road.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents

Getting there

Tanjong Pagar · Exit F The exit nearest this place, 38 m in a straight line (station 101 m). Not a walking route Open in Google Maps 32 Maxwell Road, Singapore 69115

Area

Tanjong Pagar 84 m from the centre of the area Chinatown 774 m from the centre of the area

Nearby

Tanjong Pagar Park Park and garden · 67 m away Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church Church · 153 m away Singapore Conference Hall Theatre and venue · 273 m away Singapore City Gallery Museum · 309 m away Anglo-Chinese School Historic site · 335 m away Singapore Polytechnic Historic site · 363 m away

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