 On July 22, 1997, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.From 1885 to 1937, the Escambia County Courthouse was a building on the northeast corner of Palafox and Chase streets.In 1937 Escambia County, which needed more space, swapped its location for that of the U.S. Customs House and Post Office because the Federal Government, which by then had no more use for a customs house, needed a building site for a new U.S. Post Office and Courthouse.