25 Palmerston Place

25 Palmerston Place is an Italianate townhouse built in 1881, with a later roof added in 1886. This three-storey building, which includes a basement and attic, features a prominent five-bay design and is situated on a significant corner site at the end of a terrace. The exterior is constructed of channelled sandstone ashlar at the basement level, with a base course and a banded cill course at the ground floor. The first and second floors have moulded cill courses, and the building is topped with a dentilled corniced eaves course and a balustraded parapet between panelled piers.

The west elevation, which faces the entrance, includes a curved rectangular three-light bay on the left at ground floor, integrated with a central Roman Doric porch that has sidelights and a rectangular fanlight. To the right at ground floor, there is a moulded architraved window with a bracketed cornice that rises to a blind balustraded pedimented window on the first floor. The first floor features moulded architraved windows, with bipartite windows to the north and consoled, pedimented windows to the flanking bays. The second floor has shouldered architraved windows, also bipartite to the north. Above, there are three pedimented pilastered and corniced rectangular timber dormers, along with three round arched timber dormers. A prominent consoled wallhead chimney is also present.

The south elevation, facing Chester Street, consists of five bays with slightly advanced end bays. There are consoled balconies at the first floor, although the ironwork was removed in 2008. The first floor features bracketed and pedimented details at the center and ends, with cornicing elsewhere. The second floor has bracketed cills.

The windows are made of plate glass in timber sash and case, with some three-pane glazing in the attic storey. The roof is a double pitch M-section design with scalloped leadwork and grey slates. A large wallhead stack in sandstone ashlar, adorned with fielded panels and scrolls on the sides, features modern clay cans. The interior is believed to contain fine baroque detailing.