▁ship ▁at ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Bar n stable , ▁Massachusetts . ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁abol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁Today ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Bar n stable ▁is ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁Boston ▁Custom s ▁District . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁District ▁of ▁Bar n stable ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁fifth ▁stat ute ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁First ▁Congress ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 9 ▁( ch . 5 , ▁). ▁This ▁act ▁provided ▁for ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁the ▁duties ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁laid ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁Hamilton ▁Tar iff ▁earlier ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Bar n stable ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁entry ▁for ▁the ▁district . ▁The ▁towns ▁of ▁Sand wich , ▁Har wich , ▁Well f le et , ▁Prov inc et own ▁and ▁Ch ath am ▁were ▁designated ▁as ▁ports ▁of ▁delivery ▁only . ▁The ▁district ▁included ▁all ▁sh ores ▁and ▁waters ▁within ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Bar n stable , ▁except ing ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Fal mouth . ▁A ▁collect or ▁for ▁the ▁district ▁was ▁appointed , ▁to ▁res ide ▁at ▁Bar n stable . ▁ ▁Custom s ▁House ▁ ▁Custom s ▁activities ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁collect or ' s ▁home ▁until ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁century ▁when ▁collect or ▁S ylvan us ▁B . ▁Ph in ney ▁secured ▁con gression al ▁fund ing ▁to ▁ere ct ▁a ▁fire proof , ▁brick ▁and ▁cast ▁iron ▁custom sh ouse / post ▁office ▁in