In accordance with the Royal Building Regulation which came into force in 1776, public buildings had to be built in stone but Umeå was granted dispensation and the town hall was instead built of timber.
1776年に施行された王室建築基準法では公共施設は石造りと定められていたが、ウメオは適用免除されたので、タウンホールは木材で作られた。