[1] Built in 1906-07, the Leongatha Post Office is axially sited at the end of Blair Street (east) in the town's commercial centre.

It is sited on the most prominent intersection in town, with strong visual relationships to the courthouse (north) and Remembrance Building (south), as well as the Mechanics Institute and McCartin Hotel, also close by.

The building was designed by the Victorian government on behalf of the newly-formed Commonwealth Postmaster-General's Office and built by Neil Falconer.

A disabled ramp was added to the alcove and internal refurbishment of the retail shop with standard Australia Post livery undertaken c.

The building is freestanding and timber clad and is axially positioned at the end of the town's main approach road from where its hipped and gabled roof form dominates.

It has a strong visual relationship to the neighbouring redbrick 1912 Leongatha Court House on the north side however their shared garden setting is diminished by the addition of utilitarian service buildings in the driveway.

Originally studded by a series of chimney pots and vents since removed, the roof ensemble maintains its asymmetrical quality, which is emphasised by interlocking eaves and half hip gabling at the sides.

The redbrick entry porch is prominent to the street corner, and its stucco gable houses an Art Nouveau stylised inscription: "Post & Telegraph Office".

Underneath, the porch has redbrick piers and balustrades (originally tuck-pointed), moulded timber posts, tessellated floor tiles and bluestone steps.

Internally, little or no evidence remains in plan form of the original postal hall, telegraph rooms and mail room facilities, and recent refurbishment work has included the removal or concealment of original internal fabric and the introduction of standard finishes and fittings such as carpet, office partitions, acoustic ceiling tiles and standard retail fit out joinery.

Designed and constructed by the Victorian government on behalf of the newly formed Commonwealth Postmaster-General's Office, it was a strong early symbol of Federation in Victoria.

It also displays the primary characteristics of a range of federation post office designs produced by Victoria's Public Works Department in the late 19th/early 20th Century period.

[1] This Wikipedia article was originally based on Leongatha Post & Telegraph Office, entry number 105640 in the Australian Heritage Database published by the Commonwealth of Australia 2019 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 9 March 2019.