Originally constructed as a fire station in 1928, the building was converted to a community center in 1958 after Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) acquired ownership.

Volunteers contribute thousands of hours each year to maintain the property and coordinate workshops and other community events.

[1] According to the Woodstock Neighborhood Association (WNA), an agreement with PP&R requires that the center operate on a cost neutral basis.

Volunteers continue to keep the center running, donating an average of 400 hours per quarter and maintaining the building's interior and exterior.

[6][15] The center also hosts benefit events by FWCC and the WNA to support its maintenance fund through the sale of arts and crafts,[6] plants,[16][17] and raffle and silent auction items.