Right up to the 1850s, the town offices were in the so-called Old Town Hall halfway down the town square (Nos. 50-51). The foundations of the Old Town Hall tower date back to 1418. However, the Town Hall itself underwent several modifications in the 16th and 18th centuries and was extended to include the neighbouring building and also gained a Baroque facade. In the middle of the 19th century, the offices were moved to today's Toulovcovo Square, No. 152 (01-152), from where the offices returned to Smetanovo Square – first residing at the so-called Panský dům (No. 61), later at two houses combined (Nos. 70 and 71). In the early 1970s, a new administrative building was built in the area of Bří Šťastných Street.
The building of the Litomyšl Town Council headquarters of that period was constructed according to a standardized design project, also used in the construction of the building of the Okresní stavební podník in Ústí nad Orlicí in 1970. The regular three-storey building was built between 1973 and 1975.
The decorative interior and exterior features of the building were designed in 1976 by the architect Jaroslav Šusta. This commission was most probably undertaken in connection with his other work on the interior of the Oko Cinema (01-83). His design for the mosaic Město Litomyšl (Litomyšl Town) is considered to be his most significant and artistically prized work, and can be seen at the entrance to the Town Council headquarters.
The mosaic is set in an irregularly shaped, metal frame and is made up of 3×2 cm, split glass cubes. It shows a birds-eye view of Litomyšl, and emphasizes the main sights – Litomyšl Chateau, the churches and the Old Town Hall tower. The mosaic is partitioned diagonally with a linear representation of the town square and the River Loučná. The whole scene is carried out in warm, earthy colours. In the upper, left hand corner there is another diminutive glass mosaic depicting the town symbol – a white lily on a red background.
There were other functional and decorative features in Jaroslav Šusta's original designs for the space in front of the building – a car park, a fountain with seating, and the official state symbol for the building. However, the only surviving features are two flagpoles. The building was reconstructed during the early 1990s when, within the framework of modifications, most of the original interior features were removed.
