The original facility was a private house, erected at the north end of Mare Street in 1802, which had been converted into a simple vestry office in the mid 18th century.

This was replaced by a building further south on Mare Street designed by Harnmack and Lambert in the Italianate style which was completed in 1866.
This, the second town hall, was extended at both ends in 1898.
It became the headquarters of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney when it became a metropolitan borough in 1899.
After the second facility was deemed inadequate, it was demolished to make way for the current facility.

The current facility, the third town hall, was built on a site just to the west of the second town hall.
It was designed by Lanchester and Lodge in the Art Deco style and completed in 1937.
It continued to be the local seat of government after the formation of the enlarged London Borough of Hackney in 1965.

Many of the staff, who had been located in disparate departments around the area, moved to the new Hackney Service Centre in Hillman Street, designed by Hopkins Architects, in 2010.

An extensive refurbishment of the town Hall to the designs of Hawkins\Brown was completed in 2017.

In July 2019 Extinction Rebellion held a series of protests in East London followed by a people's assembly outside the town hall.
The original facility was a private house, erected at the north end of Mare Street in 1802, which had been converted into a simple vestry office in the mid 18th century. 
This was replaced by a building further south on Mare Street designed by Harnmack and Lambert in the Italianate style which was completed in 1866. This, the second town hall, was extended at both ends in 1898. It became the headquarters of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney when it became a metropolitan borough in 1899. After the second facility was deemed inadequate, it was demolished to make way for the current facility.
The current facility, the third town hall, was built on a site just to the west of the second town hall. It was designed by Lanchester and Lodge in the Art Deco style and completed in 1937. It continued to be the local seat of government after the formation of the enlarged London Borough of Hackney in 1965.
Many of the staff, who had been located in disparate departments around the area, moved to the new Hackney Service Centre in Hillman Street, designed by Hopkins Architects, in 2010.
An extensive refurbishment of the town Hall to the designs of Hawkins\Brown was completed in 2017.
In July 2019 Extinction Rebellion held a series of protests in East London followed by a people's assembly outside the town hall.
Hackney Town Hall