The Canfield Township Hall, erected in 1884, was the first public building where Canfield citizens conducted town business, elections, and public meetings. An example of Renaissance Revival or Italianate architecture, it is typical of late Victorian commercial buildings but was built of wood rather than the customary brick. Drafted by Colonel S. Kinney, it was originally constructed by G.W. Strock for $2,389 at the corner of South Broad and East Main streets on a lot purchased for $500. In 1936, R.J. Neff moved the hall several hundred feet south to its present location. Besides official township meetings, its second floor hosted social meetings, lectures, contests, dances, and roller skating. The building also served as an early home of the Canfield Historical Society and operated continuously for over one hundred and twenty-five years.