The local landowner, John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute, whose seat was at Mount Stuart House, offered to donate the site and contribute £500 towards the cost of construction.

The new building was designed by Robert Samson Ingram in the Renaissance Revival style, built in red ashlar stone from the Ballochmyle Quarry at a cost of £3,000 and was officially opened by the Marquess of Bute on 6 June 1885.

The central bay, which slightly projected forward, featured a round headed doorway with a moulded surround flanked by pairs of banded Doric order columns supporting an entablature and a balustraded balcony; there was a Venetian-style doorway on the first floor flanked by pairs of Corinthian order columns supporting an entablature, a modillioned cornice and a balustraded parapet.

[10][11][12] However, the building subsequently continued to serve in its traditional role as a community events venue hosting concerts and theatre performances.

[15][16][17] A statue, in the form of a floral tribute encircled in steel which was intended to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II, was unveiled outside the town hall in May 2022.