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A little bit about the building
The building itself is the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, built in 1902–1907 by the federal government to house the duty collection operations for the Port of New York. It is located at 1 Bowling Green, near the southern tip of Manhattan, roughly on the same spot as Fort Amsterdam, the original center of the settlement of New Amsterdam, and Government House, the mansion built as an official residence for the President of the United States, but which was never occupied. The Custom House was named to commemorate Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and its first Secretary of the Treasury.

The building is now the home of the George Gustav Heye Center of the National Museum of the American Indian, as well as the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York; since 2012, it is also the home to the National Archives at New York City.
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From what I have found online the Statues across the front steps of the building, are called The Continents, also called the Four Continents, of Asia, America, Europe, and Africa, was contracted to French across the front steps, The Continents, also called the Four Continents, of Asia, America, Europe, and Africa, was contracted to French artists.

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I am not sure which statue is which of the four Continents, but I think this next one is representing Africa

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I have not gone into the building itself, but its worth checking out this eare if you happen to go to Batteyr Park for the views

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And that’s all folks

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