The building project was commissioned by Launceston Town Council in 1864 to architect Peter Mills.

[1] The foundation stone was laid on 21 April 1864 by the Governor of Tasmania, Thomas Gore Browne.

Following an initial expansion in 1906,[3][4] a major addition took place in 1936[5] when the grounds to the north of the original building became part of the municipal complex.

These works also involved extending the building's colonnade by adding five columns to the original four ones.

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