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}} The Rouses Point - Lacolle 223 Border Crossing connects the towns of Lacolle, Quebec to Rouses Point, New York. This crossing is open 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Because the municipality of Lacolle, Quebec has two border crossings, CBSA calls this one 223 to indicate it is the crossing on Quebec Route 223. Historically, it was called Cantic, which was a local village name that is no longer used. During the era of Prohibition in the United States, this was a very popular border crossing. US 11 was among only a few paved roads at that time, and the US Customs office was not located at the border as it is today. Travelers were expected to drive into the village of Rouses Point to report for inspection and make declarations. Those involved in smuggling rarely would report, so the United States Customs Service moved to construct a border station. By the time construction was completed on the border station (which is still in use today), prohibition had been repealed.〔Everest, Allan S. (1978). ''Rum Across the Border - The Prohibition Era in Northern New York''. Syracuse University Press〕 In 2014 the U.S. border inspection station was part of a group in several states along both borders added to the National Register of Historic Places.〔 ==Architectural Description== The Rouses Point-St, Johns Border Inspection Station occupies an 81 acre site on the west side of St. John's Highway, New York Route 9B, at the Canadian border. Facing east, the building is set in an area of open fields with a few light industrial buildings to the east. The site is level around the building, but slopes away gradually on the west. The Border station has a five part plan with a two story central block which faces east, and two single story wings on the north and south. Unique among the stations, this one also has symmetrical, perpendicular, single story wings on the west facade for a U-shaped overall plan. There is a three lane canopy extending from the central block on the east, and cars coming across the border from Canada are directed into the inspection lanes via an oval, asphalt covered drive. Parking spaces are provided on the south end of the drive. As with most of the other stations, there are symmetrically placed spruce trees over thirty years old at each side of the building with hedges filling in for a border effect. The landscaping was part of Lady Bird Johnson's beautification program.〔 The red brick central block is two stories in height beneath a slate covered, truncated hipped roof. Decorative quoins mark the building's corners and Vermont marble makes a belt course between floors. A row of modillion blocks is at the cornice. There are marble window sills and keystones over the door and window openings. The main block is seven bays wide and at each of the outermost bays on the first story is a shallow projecting bay with a copper roof. Sash is 12/12 on the first story, 8/8 on the second story, and is original throughout the building. The main entry has a replacement glass and aluminum double leaf door and transom.〔 The south wing of the building is divided into four arched vehicle bays on the east and has two bays of 12/12 sash on its west facade. The north wing is five bays wide with 12/12 sash and one bay altered for a pedestrian entry. Quoins are repeated at the wing corners. Each wing is a single bay in width beneath slate covered hip roofs. Perpendicular to the south wing and extending to the west is a single story garage ell, eight arched vehicle bays long. Each arch is ornamented with a marble keystone and four of the openings have the wooden overhead doors which were original to the building. Three have been filled in and a fourth has an aluminum roll up door. On the north end of the building is a corresponding ell five bays long and five bays wide. Both ells have flat roofs.〔 The unaltered, three lane canopy has a flat, copper covered roof bordered by a wrought iron railing and is supported on wood paneled piers.〔 On the interior a central hallway leads to a set of stairs connecting the basement to the second floor. The hallway divides the first floor into a series of offices at each side: Immigration on the south and Customs on the north. A main office at each side of the building has a long paneled counter which divides the room into public and office areas. Customs has its original glass and wood partitions and both have their original red tile floors, and plaster wall finishes, but the ceilings have been lowered on both first and second floors and fluorescent ceiling hung fixtures replace original lighting fixtures. Architrave door surrounds and many of the wood and glass paneled doors remain from the time of construction. On the Customs or north side on the first floor, a Prisoner's Search room with a vault is now in use as a cashier's room with cashier's window. USDA and Customs JURU offices occupy the west wing.〔 Drug agents occupy offices on the second floor along a double loaded corridor.〔 Mechanical spaces are located in the basement together with public toilets which have their original stall partitions. Ceilings are full height and there are new red floor tiles. A backup generator was added in the 1970s.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rouses Point–Lacolle 223 Border Crossing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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