The Toowoomba Trades Hall is a two storey rectangular masonry building finished with face brick with rendered details, and sited prominently on the north side of Russell Street between Neil and Ruthven Streets.

Its principal (Russell Street) elevation is a symmetrical tripartite composition of dark red face brickwork dressed with contrasting painted cement Classical details.
The central main entry is articulated with rendered architraves and flanking rusticated pilasters that extend the full height of the building to meet the parapet.
The entry double door leaves have been replaced with modern glazed aluminium framed leaves.
Above the main entry, a cantilevered concrete balcony with large decorative console brackets and a wrought iron balustrade doubles as an entry awning.
Above the balcony, a glazed arch-headed aperture with rendered architrave extends to the underside of a rendered frieze below the parapet.
Its detailed glazing pattern includes multi-paned margins (some panes fitted with coloured leadlights), three sashes and a door leaf (opening off the stair half landing within).
The outer sections of the facade beyond the rusticated pilasters mirror each other.
At ground level, walls are rendered and include a centrally placed single door and fanlight flanked by double hung sash windows.
Above, smaller highlights align with the top of a heavy masonry transom.
Physical evidence including decorative suspension rod brackets and cover flashings confirms the location of proposed awnings abutting these transoms.
Window and fanlight sashes are original, but the door openings have been fitted with modern aluminium framed glazed leaves.
Cantilevered balconies at first floor level are decorated to match the central balcony.
Above the balconies, walls are finished in face brick with a rendered frieze decorated with widely spaced rosettes.
French doors with fanlights are centrally placed and flanked by double hung sashes.
Door leaves and upper sashes are multi paned.
The elevation is crowned by a stepped rendered parapet decorated with cornices, consoles, and a central pediment.

Side elevations finished in face brickwork terminate as parapets to conceal the corrugated iron gabled roof and box gutters behind.
The right hand (east) wall has original window openings at first floor level.

The rear elevation facing Olcott Lane is also finished with face brickwork and terminates at roof level as a gable end.
A projecting face brick rear wing contains the ground level kitchen, and two upper floors housing male and female lavatories.
A timber staircase with corrugated iron skillion roof and partially enclosed with corrugated metal sheeting connects landings at doorways to the hall, supper room, lavatories.

The main entrance from Russell Street leads directly into an entrance lobby.
The original elevated timber floor has been altered to accommodate ramped access from street level.
Flanking original walls are rendered masonry.
At the far end, original opposing door openings fitted with original joinery (including three panelled door leaves with original hardware) lead to the adjacent tenancies fronting Russell Street.
The right hand (east) wall is also fitted with an original multi-paned high light fixed window.
The ceiling is lined with decoratively arranged fibre cement sheets and cover battens.
The original staircase joinery survives intact.
The lower flight rises from the far right to a half landing over the front door, and a second flight rises beyond (parallel to Russell Street) to the floor above.
A small ticket office to the right is built into the stair under-croft.
The adjacent tenancies contain original plain quad skirtings, rendered masonry walls, and fibre cement and batten ceilings.
The ceiling panel pattern in the right hand tenancy provides evidence of an original partition wall, since removed.
Later doorways have been cut through to spaces behind.

Beyond the entrance lobby, the original fit out has been substantially altered, and evidence of the original configurations of walls and partitions are preserved in the intact
The Toowoomba Trades Hall is a two storey rectangular masonry building finished with face brick with rendered details, and sited prominently on the north side of Russell Street between Neil and Ruthven Streets.
Its principal (Russell Street) elevation is a symmetrical tripartite composition of dark red face brickwork dressed with contrasting painted cement Classical details. The central main entry is articulated with rendered architraves and flanking rusticated pilasters that extend the full height of the building to meet the parapet. The entry double door leaves have been replaced with modern glazed aluminium framed leaves. Above the main entry, a cantilevered concrete balcony with large decorative console brackets and a wrought iron balustrade doubles as an entry awning. Above the balcony, a glazed arch-headed aperture with rendered architrave extends to the underside of a rendered frieze below the parapet. Its detailed glazing pattern includes multi-paned margins (some panes fitted with coloured leadlights), three sashes and a door leaf (opening off the stair half landing within). The outer sections of the facade beyond the rusticated pilasters mirror each other. At ground level, walls are rendered and include a centrally placed single door and fanlight flanked by double hung sash windows. Above, smaller highlights align with the top of a heavy masonry transom. Physical evidence including decorative suspension rod brackets and cover flashings confirms the location of proposed awnings abutting these transoms. Window and fanlight sashes are original, but the door openings have been fitted with modern aluminium framed glazed leaves. Cantilevered balconies at first floor level are decorated to match the central balcony. Above the balconies, walls are finished in face brick with a rendered frieze decorated with widely spaced rosettes. French doors with fanlights are centrally placed and flanked by double hung sashes. Door leaves and upper sashes are multi paned. The elevation is crowned by a stepped rendered parapet decorated with cornices, consoles, and a central pediment.
Side elevations finished in face brickwork terminate as parapets to conceal the corrugated iron gabled roof and box gutters behind. The right hand (east) wall has original window openings at first floor level.
The rear elevation facing Olcott Lane is also finished with face brickwork and terminates at roof level as a gable end. A projecting face brick rear wing contains the ground level kitchen, and two upper floors housing male and female lavatories. A timber staircase with corrugated iron skillion roof and partially enclosed with corrugated metal sheeting connects landings at doorways to the hall, supper room, lavatories.
The main entrance from Russell Street leads directly into an entrance lobby. The original elevated timber floor has been altered to accommodate ramped access from street level. Flanking original walls are rendered masonry. At the far end, original opposing door openings fitted with original joinery (including three panelled door leaves with original hardware) lead to the adjacent tenancies fronting Russell Street. The right hand (east) wall is also fitted with an original multi-paned high light fixed window. The ceiling is lined with decoratively arranged fibre cement sheets and cover battens. The original staircase joinery survives intact. The lower flight rises from the far right to a half landing over the front door, and a second flight rises beyond (parallel to Russell Street) to the floor above. A small ticket office to the right is built into the stair under-croft. The adjacent tenancies contain original plain quad skirtings, rendered masonry walls, and fibre cement and batten ceilings. The ceiling panel pattern in the right hand tenancy provides evidence of an original partition wall, since removed. Later doorways have been cut through to spaces behind.
Beyond the entrance lobby, the original fit out has been substantially altered, and evidence of the original configurations of walls and partitions are preserved in the intact 
Toowoomba Trades Hall