Customs House, Porsgrunn
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The Customs House is a historic building in Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway. It was built in 1891 by architect Haldor Larsen Børve and used as a liquor store and restaurant until 1903, when the city took
Customs House in the early 1900s. To the left is the Torvhallen market, later home to a taxi stop and Narvesen kiosk.
A postcard depicting the Customs House on Storgata. Some of the figures in the photo were added by the photographer.
Porsgrunn City Hall
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Porsgrunn City Hall is the seat of government for Porsgrunn city and municipality in Telemark, Norway. The current city hall was constructed in 1905 after the original building was destroyed in a fire
Customs House, Porsgrunn
…house. The building, which now holds offices for Statsbygg Sør, is located on Storgata 162, along the banks of the Porsgrunn River and just across from Porsgrunn City Hall. In 1848, a consortium of shipowners and captains bought a plot of land between Storgata and the Porsgrunn River and built a shipyard there, which they…
Porsgrunn City Hall in 2007
A depiction of the original Chamberlain Estate from 1779.
The city hall after its remodeling in 1882.
Norwegian Constitution Day parade on 17 May 1896 passing near the city hall (on the left).