[1] The Port Office was built in 1879–80 to a design by FDG Stanley, the Queensland Colonial Architect.

[2] The Port Office is a two-storey, 1880s building which features restrained Classical detailing combined with decorative cast-iron work.

The building has a prominent entry porch with an extensive elevation facing Edward Street.

The lower floor level features plain circular columns supporting the verandah and keyed pilasters.

[1] Internally, the building has been extensively renovated and adapted to include ground level speciality shops and a restaurant and bar on the top floor.

[1] The Port Office was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria.

An example of the work of Colonial Architect FDG Stanley, and of building contractor John Petrie.