Westport Post Office — North Mall

Detached three-bay two-storey post office, designed 1899; built 1899-1901; opened 1901, on a rectangular plan with single-bay two-storey side elevations. Hipped slate roof with clay ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on overhanging eaves having timber consoles retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Roughcast walls on drag cut-limestone chamfered cushion course on tuck pointed rock faced limestone ashlar base with rock faced cut-limestone-detailed rendered "bas-relief" strips to corners. Series of three round-headed openings (ground floor) with moulded archivolts centred on rock faced cut-limestone keystones framing fixed-pane timber fittings. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with dragged cut-limestone sill course, and concealed dressings framing three-over-three timber sash windows having part exposed sash boxes. Interior including (ground floor): vestibule retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing glazed timber panelled doors. Street fronted with concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.