[1][6] In 1995, the Government of Guyana proposed Georgetown City Hall as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Shortly afterwards Mayor George Anderson Forshaw purchased the site where the present building now stands.

[1] The Committee met on 17 March 1887, and were joined by the Cesar Castellani (himself the architect of many prominent buildings in Georgetown).

[1][2] At 2pm on 23 December 1887, Governor Henry Turner Irving laid the foundation stone for the City Hall.

The foundation stone was laid at the North East corner of the main building, along with a glass jar containing original documents relating to the building, copies of the leading newspapers of British Guiana at that time - The Royal Gazette, The Argosy and The Daily Chronicle, a portrait of Queen Victoria, and a number of coins.

Shortly afterwards, the Town Council bought the land between the City Hall and the Supreme Court of Judicature.

[1] In 1995, the Government of Guyana included the City Hall as part of a list of 13 National Monuments in a proposal to inscribe Georgetown as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Other structures on the list included State House, the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology, St. George's Cathedral, St. Andrew's Kirk and Stabroek Market.

[7] Over the years, the City Hall has gradually fallen into disrepair and numerous appeals have been made for its renovation.