The Downtown Westerly U.S. Post Office is a historic post office building at 5 High Street at the intersection of Broad Street in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island.
Description
The facade of the building follows the curve of the street
The building was designed in the Classical Revival style by architect James Knox Taylor and was built from 1913 to 1914. The single-story building features a broad curving facade with eight fluted Doric columns of Vermont marble, flanked by wide piers. The interior lobby space retains many original features, including terrazzo and marble flooring, and a coffered ceiling with decorative moulding.[3]
The building "demonstrates the height of grand government-sponsored design" and "is often considered the finest post office in the state," according to a 2019 Providence Journal article.[4]
