Significant alterations which changed the facade to an Inter-War Free Classical style were completed in 1928 by architects D. T. Morrow and Gordon.

The site of the Town Hall was acquired by the council in Garden Street in 1879 and Ferdinand Reuss Snr was commissioned as the architect.

[3] By 1893 a two storey terrace, serving as a residence for the mayor, was constructed to the north of the Town Hall.

[4][5][6][7][8] Following the amalgamation of the Alexandria municipality into the City of Sydney in 1948, the town hall ceased being a council seat and discussion occurred over its future use.

"[4] In March 2017, the Sydney City Council commissioned extensive restoration and conservation works to the hall, with Lord Mayor Clover Moore noting that "Alexandria Town Hall is an important civic building, we have a responsibility to make sure it meets the future needs of the community".