Council Offices, 15 East Port, Dunfermline

Paul Waterhouse of London, 1914-16. 3-storey and attic; 5-bay; rectangular-plan; semi-detached; commercial building. Greek design with pedimented slightly projecting 3-bay centrepiece with engaged Doric colonnade at ground floor. Polished sandstone ashlar (colonnade of polished granite) to principal (N) elevation, which wraps around N end of side elevations. Corniced frieze to ground floor; band course above 2nd floor windows; eaves cornice; all to principal (N) elevation. 1st and 2nd floor windows with moulded surrounds set within vertically shared architraves with fluted panel in between. Lugged architraves to attic windows.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical arrangement. Flanking entrances to outer bays; moulded architraves incorporating disk motif; bracketed cornice to each; panelled timber doors incorporating disk motifs (that to right is 2-leaf); rectangular fanlights. Window with moulded cill to each bay in between, alternating with engaged columns. Colonnade supports slightly projecting Doric entablature; frieze continues set back to outer bays with disk motif replacing triglyphs. Window to each of outer 4 bays to upper floors (including attic). Figure of Prudentia carved in relief to central bay of 1st floor; disks to architrave, including bracketed and corniced frieze. Large disk panel to floor above. Entablature of pediment over central 3 bays of 2nd floor decorated with disks to frieze (replaced by Greek key motifs above windows). Flanking parapet to outer bays; latticed panels above windows. Outer attic bays set back behind deep balcony. Projecting 3-bay central section above pediment; channelled angle quoins; window to left return; eaves cornice bracketed; disks between brackets to frieze below; antifixae at angles above cornice; panel with scrolls at sides to centre.

E ELEVATION: polished ashlar facing to principal elevation wraps round 3-storey and attic section to right. Single-storey section to centre; taller block to left; both harled.

S ELEVATION: harled; regularly fenestrated. Slightly projecting bowed 3-bay breaking-eaves centrepiece. Band courses at cill and lintel level to each floor.

Steel fixed frame and casement windows with multipane upper lights. Roof not visible. Coped wallhead stacks to E and W sides. Some original rainwater goods including decorative heads to principal elevation.

INTERIOR: ground floor completely modernised.