Since the building's construction, the upper floor has continuously been a community center for the village and the township, serving as the location for manifold social events through the years.

[2] Designed by John Fryberger of the Toledo-based Spitzer and Company, the Brown Township Building was built under the direction of O.J.

[3] Prominent among these ornaments are decorations on the roofline and at the primary entrance and the windows.

[1] Although the building was erected in the 1880s, its historic significance was considered to extend into the period after World War II.

This fact complicated the process of designating it a historic site;[3] however, the National Park Service deemed the building worthy for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.