The 17,000 sq ft building which house Seeds and Greens and  additional businesses was constructed in 1852 for John Woodward, and included the city's first public hall on the third floor. The concave cornice at the roofline and above the storefront shows the influence of the Egyptian Revival style of architecture. Mr. Woodward used the first and second floors of the building for his dry goods business also know as sundries.

The public entertainment hall located on the third floor was in operation from 1852 to 1887. Woodward Hall was home to many traveling stage shows such as minstrels, festivals, circus-style acts, dances, variety acts, lecturers, dramatic companies and all sorts of entertainment enterprises. Many political rallies and public meetings were also held in the old Woodward Hall, including a tense meeting on the eve of the Civil War which adopted resolutions urging moderation on the part of both North and South to avoid armed conflict. One of the first performances of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” in Indiana was presented in Woodward Hall before a packed house in April 1854. Oliver Wendell Holmes and Ralph Waldo Emerson gave lectures at the hall too. Some notable performers included "Blind Tom," a blind slave pianist and General Tom Thumb.

During the Civil War,  Woodward Hall was required to become a Civil War hospital. It was known as hospital #9. Wounded soldiers would arrive by steam boat from the Ohio River. Woodward Hall is the only remaining structure in New Albany that served as one of the 11 civil war hospitals.

The Rowe-Fawcett Wholesale Grocer Company purchased the building and began their wholesale grocery. It remained in operation from 1908 to 1936. ​

Today, Seeds and Greens is located in the addition built in 1922. Rowe-Fawcett added this 5,000 sq. ft. addition to the backside of the building when delivery trucks began replacing horse drawn delivery wagons. The addition was put on so delivery trucks could pull inside to load up goods. 

Wolford-Wunderlich another wholesale grocers located their business in building between 1937 and 1944, followed by Merchants Wholesale Grocery Co. in 1947 to 1951. The Trading Post, general merchandise was active in the building for just two years from 1959 through 1960. Then in 1961, for the first time, a different business was located in the building. Wrights Moving & Storage, occupied the space for their warehouse over the next 22 years.

From 1984 to 2014, the building was used as an Antique Mall, which occupied all of the 15,000 sq. ft. Sellers Antique Mall later and added a restaurant on the second floor above the market known as Stella's. Three other owners operated an antique mall out of the building, the Bridgwaters, Frenchs and Gwinns.

On January 2014, the Freiberts bought the building, feeling it was a perfect location for Seeds and Greens Natural Market and Deli. The market is located in the 1922 addition with an added storefront entrance on West 1st Street. This entrance has been boarded-up since 1984 when the moving company vacated the structure.

In  2015, the Freiberts began remodeling the first & second floors of the front building which house three different tenants.