[1] In the early 1880s, Croydon Downs Station was established on Belmore Creek by partners, William Chalmers Browne and James and Walter Aldridge.

The arrival of the railway in 1891 and the discovery of gold in the district meant that by 1897 the area, including the town of Croydon, had the third highest population in North Queensland, after Townsville and Charters Towers.

Since that time the hall has again become a social centre for dances, concerts, hoy and pioneer morning teas.

An imposing sense of grandeur is achieved by the bell capped tower with its tall flagpole, clockface and ornate cast iron balustrading.

[1] Although the main body of the hall is of light hardwood construction with corrugated galvanised iron external sheeting, the tower and the front verandah are lined timber, as is the floor and stage at the rear of the interior.

[1] The front verandah has been enlarged by removing part of the original wall lining along the east and west sides of the building, infilled with hardboard internally and metal ribbed sheeting externally and provided with a wrap around band of glass louvred windows.

The western extension is constructed similarly, though without the narrow metal awning that shades the louvred windows at the front of the building.

[1] At the front entry of the building, doors open either side to the office area within the enclosed verandah and a short passage leads through into the main body of the hall.

[1] Above the passage is a projection booth, with an intact movie projector mounted on an open platform, which is situated directly beneath the tower.

[1] Croydon Shire Hall was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 11 June 1996 having satisfied the following criteria.