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.
U skladu s Kraljevskom uredbom o građevinama koja je stupila na snagu 1776., javne građevine morale su biti izgrađene od kamena, no Umeå je bio izuzetak pa je gradska vijećnica umjesto toga izgrađena od drveta.