Although it was being continually repaired and Jane Drew made alterations to it after the war,[2] it was soon after considered "to be nearing the end of its useful life".

[4] They had been prepared by the senior architect of the Public Works Department, Robin Halliday Macartney, who was entirely responsible for the design and the construction.

It consists of "two wings pivoted on a central tower"[10] which houses a spiral staircase with a mosaic of the world at the bottom.

When completed, the new Government House was one of the highest buildings in Freetown, a modern counterpart to the nearby Law Courts of 1910.

[1]As the residence of the president of Sierra Leone, the State House is constantly protected by the Presidential Guard.

The State House is closed to the general public, and only authorized persons and vehicles are permitted access.