High Street Station, formerly the main Westerly Post Office, is a historic United States post office at the intersection of Broad and High Streets in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island.

Description

The facade of the building follows the curve of the street

The post office 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 molding.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places as U.S. Post Office in 1971.

The building "demonstrates the height of grand government-sponsored design" and "is often considered the finest post office in the state."

See also

External links

  • Media related to United States Post Office (Westerly, Rhode Island) at Wikimedia Commons
  • at USPS.com
  • at SAH Archipedia