Rissik Street Post Office, Provincial heritage site in Johannesburg, South Africa

The Rissik Street Post Office is a building in downtown Johannesburg designed by Sytze Wierda, President Paul Kruger's architect, and completed in 1897. It was once the tallest building in Johannesburg, reaching 102 metres. It is a provincial heritage site.

The Rissik Street Post Office was built in 1897 during Paul Kruger's presidency, designed by his architect Sytze Wierda. It was once the tallest building in Johannesburg, standing 102 metres high. It became a national monument in 1978 and operated until 1996, when the South African Post Office vacated it. A fire gutted the building in 2009, and reconstruction began in 2016 at an estimated cost of R147-million.

The building's name comes from Rissik Street, the address from which it handled Johannesburg's mail from 1897. It was declared a national monument in 1978, and the South African Post Office vacated it in 1996. The 2009 fire left it gutted, and reconstruction began in 2016 at an estimated cost of R147-million.

The building sits in downtown Johannesburg and is easily reached by public transportation. It is best viewed from the street during daylight hours when the clock tower architecture is most clearly visible.

The building was once Johannesburg's tallest, at 102 metres. It was declared a national monument in 1978 and stayed in use until the South African Post Office left in 1996. A fire gutted it in 2009, and reconstruction began in 2016 at an estimated cost of R147-million.