The area now known as Woodland Township was first settled in 1837 by Charles Galloway and Jonathan and Samuel Haight, and in 1842 the state legislature set aside the township after its population had grown to several hundred residents. Its level surface and fertile soil attracted farmers who specialized in fruit, wheat, and vegetables, and by 1867 the population had reached about one thousand. On April 5 of that year, the township board voted to build a town house, and a building committee made up of George Cramer, George Davenport, Alson P. Holly, John Holbrook, and Ira Stowell drafted a plan and began construction. After agreeing to build a hall, the township board purchased the property from Lawrence Hilbert in 1867. George Davenport erected the frame for the Greek Revival structure and later built the front doors, S. S. Ingerson enclosed the building, and Ira Stowell was responsible for the completion of the hall. The township board accepted the completed town hall and discharged the building committee three years later. Built with hand-hewn timbers at a cost of nearly $2000, the two-story, 30' X 48' hall has been used by the township, fraternal organizations, traveling shows, community programs, and a school. By 1984 it was the only virtually unaltered early building in the community, and, heated by a free standing wood stove, it was still used for the annual township meeting.