In its richly ornamented classicism, this building is an excellent example of the American Renaissance spirit. The building has entrances on either side of the block, one for the post office and the other for the custom house. Taylor loved elaborate Beaux-Arts-inspired compositions, and in the cornices here he outdid himself with the building up of layers of cavettos, modillions, and various cyma reversa moldings.
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