An early (undated) postcard of the building depicts it as freestanding on a large corner site, flanked either side by picturesque picket fencing and landscaped areas.

The paint scheme was then altered with liver red walls and contrasting mustard overpainting of the freestone details and trim with light cream eavesline and gables c.

[2] The main building frontage addresses Elizabeth Street to the east with the entry steps splayed either side of an arched opening flanked by two brick piers and a "scooped" brickwork wall.

The panel above the arch contains the words "POST OFFICE" in flexed lettering and that is framed with a moulded cornice that turns upward to a point at the centre in two curved sections.

[2] This is juxtaposed against the roof, a symmetrical structure with slates and hipped gables at the north and south ends, each with a vented half-timbered gablet and textured stucco spandrels.

Subsequent additions to the southwest corner of the building comprise a post office box corridor, with a covered ramp leading up to the mailroom counter window.

[2] Typologically, the original design for the North Hobart Post Office combined a postmaster's residence with a public entry, postal hall and sorting room.

Exceptions include the overpainted brick and stonework, the addition of the glazed post office box lobby on the southwest corner and minor alterations to windows and doors at the rear of the building.

The roof also has a high degree of integrity with regard to its hipped gabled form, ridge vents, and chimney placements, but is in poor condition (see further comments below).

The current high contrast "heritage" paint scheme, however, is considered to have impacted on the building's original presentation as a facebrick and dressed stone structure, and arguably masks its aesthetic accomplishment.

[2] Internally, as commented above, the plan form of the building although altered, demonstrates the original key aspects relating to the postal hall and postmaster's residence.

The cumulative effect of the reorientation and enlargement of the public space, however, in addition to the refurbishment of the rear residence for staff use, has diminished the legibility of the original usage but to a lesser degree, the fabric and finishes.

Recent additions to the southwest corner include a ramp and post office box lobby, consistent with the changing requirements of postal operations, and have had limited impact on the building's front and side presentation.

While domestic in proportion and incorporating a hipped gabled roof form, the building simultaneously manages to assert an expressive presence around its projecting parapeted entry arch and porch.

[2] This Wikipedia article was originally based on North Hobart Post Office, entry number 105538 in the Australian Heritage Database published by the Commonwealth of Australia 2019 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 15 May 2019.