Greenock Custom House was built in 1818 it was designed by Scottish architect William Burn (1789-1870) at a cost of £30,000. It it situated at Custom House Quay, or Steamboat Quay as it was once called.
The building is very grand and powerful looking with its Doric columns, Greenock was at the time a very important and grand town.
Robert Burns worked in the Custom House for a period.