[2] It is also open to periodic public tours, featuring its ornate Victorian auditorium and the Town Hall organ which has been in use since 1870.

[1] Construction of the town hall was begun in 1864, with the foundation stone laid on April 14, which was declared a public holiday and celebrated by a parade.

[4] At the time of construction, it was designed to house the City of Hobart's council chambers, as well as police offices, the municipal court and the State Library of Tasmania.

[8] By 1925 the state of the hall's prominent portico had degenerated to the point where it was declared unsafe and major restoration work had to be undertaken.

[9] The building's well-known chandeliers were installed in the Town Hall's ballroom by former Lord Mayor Doone Kennedy.