The structure, which is the meeting place of the Royal Burgh of St Andrews Community Council, is a Category B listed building.

[1] The first municipal building in the town was a medieval tolbooth in the centre of Market Street which dated back to the 12th century.

[4] It was designed by James Anderson Hamilton in the Scottish baronial style, built in rubble masonry by John M'Intosh[5] and was completed in 1862.

[1] It originally extended for seven bays along Queen's Gardens[6] and, internally, the principal rooms were the council chamber and the assembly hall.

[15] There is also a wood carving by the Polish artist, Józef Sękalski, depicting the crucifixion of St Andrew and a boar.