The Community House was erected as a memorial to James T. and Laura Polk by their son and daughter, Ralph Polk and Pearl Polk Dungan, and was dedicated on Feb. 5, 1920, as a center for many varied activities. The building has contained the public library, city offices, club rooms, public meeting rooms, a gymnasium, a swimming pool, an auditorium-theater, and a museum. It has been used for civic, youth, group, school, and church activities that have brought culture, education, recreation, and entertainment to Greenwood. The Polks, who developed the largest canning factory west of Maryland, are recognized as Greenwood’s greatest benefactors.