[1] The first municipal building in Yeovil was the "Tolle Hall" in The Borough, which was used as a courthouse and a lock up for petty criminals and dated back at least to the early 17th century.

The new building was designed by Thomas Stent in the neoclassical style, built by John Rawlings at a cost of £4,000 and was completed in 1849.

The structure was designed by a local firm of architects, Petter and Warren, in the Neo-Georgian style, built in ashlar stone and was officially opened by the mayor, Sidney Charles Clothier, on 7 June 1928.

[14] The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with three bays facing onto Union Street; the central bay, which slightly projected forward and was pedimented, featured a pair of tall sash windows with architraves and window sills flanked by brackets supporting a cornice on the ground floor.

[13] The newly formed Yeovil Town Council acquired the building in 1984 and a major programme of improvement works, which involved a pedimented Doric order porch and a stucco finish for the southern elevation, was completed in 1989.