Council Offices, 15 East Port, Dunfermline

The building is a three-storey and attic commercial building dating from 1914 to 1916, designed by Paul Waterhouse of London. It is semi-detached and rectangular in plan, situated at 15 East Port, Dunfermline. The architectural style is Greek Revival, prominently featuring a slightly projecting three-bay centrepiece with a pediment and an engaged Doric colonnade at ground floor level.

The principal north elevation is constructed of polished sandstone ashlar, with the colonnade utilising polished granite. The ashlar extends around the north ends of the side elevations. Notable features include a corniced frieze to the ground floor, a band course above the second-floor windows, and an eaves cornice. First and second-floor windows have moulded surrounds set within vertically shared architraves, incorporating a fluted panel between them. The attic windows are framed by lugged architraves.

The north elevation presents a symmetrical arrangement, with recessed entrances flanked by moulded architraves, each incorporating a disk motif and a bracketed cornice. The entrances feature panelled timber doors, also with disk motifs; the door on the right is two-leaf, and both have rectangular fanlights. Windows with moulded cills are positioned between the entrances, alternating with engaged columns. The colonnade supports a projecting Doric entablature, with the frieze extending set back to the outer bays, the triglyphs replaced with disk motifs. Windows are present in each of the upper floors, including the attic, to the outer four bays. A carved relief of Prudentia is located in the central bay of the first floor, with disk motifs incorporated into the architrave, along with a bracketed and corniced frieze. A large disk panel is positioned on the floor above. The pediment over the central three bays of the second floor is decorated with disks to the frieze, later replaced by Greek key motifs above the windows. Flanking parapets are present to the outer bays, with latticed panels above the windows. The outer attic bays are set back behind a deep balcony. A projecting three-bay section rises above the pediment, incorporating channelled angle quoins, a window to the left return, a bracketed eaves cornice, disks between the brackets to the frieze below, antifixae at angles above the cornice, and a panel with scrolls on either side of the centre.

The east elevation exhibits polished ashlar facing, which wraps around to a three-storey and attic section. A single-storey section is centrally located, with a taller block to the left, both finished in harled render.

The south elevation is also harled and regularly fenestrated, with a slightly projecting, bowed three-bay breaking-eaves centrepiece. Band courses run at cill and lintel level on each floor.

Steel fixed frame and casement windows with multipane upper lights are present. The roof is not visible. Coped wallhead stacks are located on the east and west sides. Original rainwater goods, including decorative heads to the principal elevation, remain. The ground floor interior has been completely modernised.