Maryborough City Hall, Town hall in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia

Maryborough City Hall is a substantial brick building with a steeply pitched gabled roof and a portico defined by four Tuscan Order columns. Designed by Hall & Dods, it was built to house a 900-seat auditorium, council offices and a council chamber.

Maryborough City Hall was built from 1906 to 1908 to designs by the Brisbane partnership Hall & Dods, with local contractors Crystall & Armstrong erecting it for £8,976/13/5. It replaced a timber town hall opened in 1876 near the School of Arts in Kent Street. George Ambrose White gave £10,000 for the new hall, repaid by the Council at 5% a year.

The hall was designed with a 900-seat auditorium, council offices and a council chamber, so from 1908 it housed both civic business and public gatherings. Its name recalls the town hall tradition: the first timber town hall opened in 1876 near the School of Arts in Kent Street. The building is also known as Maryborough Town Hall.

The building is centrally located in town and easily accessible on foot, surrounded by lawns and flower beds at its entrance. Visit during daylight to see all architectural details clearly, though evening lighting highlights the classical features effectively.

The council could not fund the building: local benefactor George Ambrose White gave £10,000 for a new town hall, repaid by the council at 5% a year. He had already paid for Maryborough's public swimming pool. The foundation stone site had held police and justice buildings, sold off or moved to Lennox Street in 1906.