The building was constructed in 1935 to replace the county's 1838 courthouse, which burned in 1934.

[2][3] The courthouse is built in the Colonial Revival style.

[4] The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 14, 1992.

[1] In 2010, the city of Woodbury and Cannon County completed a project to revitalize the surrounding courthouse square with new sidewalks, underground utility lines, new landscaping, and other improvements.

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