en United States Post Office (Westerly, Rhode Island)

	U.S. Post Office
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	(2021)
Location	5 High St.,; Westerly, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°22′40″N 71°49′49″W / 41.3778°N 71.8302°W
Built	1914
Architect	James Knox Taylor
Architectural style	Classical Revival
Part of	Wilcox Park Historic District; Westerly Downtown Historic District (ID84002055)
NRHP reference No.	71000004
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 12, 1971
Designated CP	July 19, 1984

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 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 was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.^[1]

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]