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On Ottogan Street (E. 32nd Street), 0.2 miles east of 52nd Street, on the right when traveling east.
Members of the First Reformed Church in Holland founded this congregation in 1866 to provide a place of worship for the settlers living southeast of town. Heavy immigration from the Netherlands prompted this move. The Dutch language was used . . . — — Map (db m73682) HM
On Church Street, 0.1 miles south of 146th Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
(Side One)
Erected in 1862, this church was the center of the Dutch immigrant community. The first settlers in this area arrived in early 1847 led by the Reverend Albertus C. V. Raalte. In June of that year a separate group of seventy . . . — — Map (db m73685) HM
On East 147th Avenue, 0.5 miles east of South Waverly Road (54th Street), on the right when traveling east. Reported damaged.
The main portion of this building was the residence of George N. Smith, a Congregational missionary to the Indians in this area and at Waukazoo's Village on nearby Lake Macatawa. The mission was named after an Indian convert. Built in 1844-45 by . . . — — Map (db m73683) HM
Near Church Street, 0.1 miles south of 146th Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
In memory of the First Pioneers of Graafschaap of which the following are buried here
Lambert Tinholt 1849
Infant Neerken 1850
Geesje Kropschot 1850
Geert Kamps 1850
Roelafje Schrow 1850 . . . — — Map (db m73687) HM
On 142nd Avenue, 0.1 miles west of Beeline Road, on the right when traveling east.
Laketown Township was settled by Dutch immigrants who arrived in the area in 1847. Originally part of Newark Township, Laketown was set off in 1858 and named for its proximity to Lake Michigan. Officials did not have a meeting hall until 1884 when . . . — — Map (db m73641) HM
On North River Avenue south of Macatawa River, on the right when traveling south.
The Artist's Message
These works of art were installed at Unity Bridge on October 30, 2014 to celebrate the Greater Holland-Zeeland area's rich diversity. The five vertical elements of "Uniting Sun" appear to vary in sizes, but in fact, all are . . . — — Map (db m204487) HM
Obverse
In 1961 Castle Park resort owner Carter P. Brown proposed the idea of creating a public park with an "authentic Dutch windmill," a symbol of Holland's Dutch heritage. To do so. the city officials needed permission from the . . . — — Map (db m154379) HM
On West 10th Street, 0.1 miles east of Pine Avenue (Business U.S. 31), on the left when traveling east.
When the Reverend Albertus Christiaan Van Raalte and the first Dutch settlers came to Michigan in February 1847, they were aided by two Methodists who had settled earlier in the Holland area. George Harrington, Sr., brought the Dutch settlers from . . . — — Map (db m182090) HM
On West Tenth Street at South River Avenue (U.S. 31), on the right when traveling west on West Tenth Street.
In 1848, in response to pressure from the settlers of Holland, the U.S. Congress created the community's first post office, with Henry D. Post as postmaster. Originally named Black River, the Holland post office relocated to rented quarters several . . . — — Map (db m64907) HM
On East 8th Street east of College Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
An entertainment destination since 1911, the Knickerbocker has hosted many notable figures, including Harry Houdini and FDR. In the 1920s and 1930s the building was a venue for vaudeville performances and in later years was converted to a movie . . . — — Map (db m153217) HM
On South River Avenue at West 9th Street, on the right when traveling north on South River Avenue.
This Academic style building was constructed in 1925 by Henry Kraker, a well known Holland businessman. It was the site of the Kraker Hotel from 1926 until 1936. The interesting brick detailing and use of limestone are typical of this early 20th . . . — — Map (db m153218) HM
On River Avenue / Pine Avenue south of the Macatawa River, on the right when traveling south.
Hope College's NEA Big Read Lakeshore is a community-wide reading program that takes place annually in November. In collaboration with over 50 community partners, our Lakeshore community comes around a chosen book and use this shared experience . . . — — Map (db m204479) HM
On East Ninth Street at College Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Ninth Street.
Side 1
Dedicated on June 25, 1856, this church was built under the leadership of the Reverend Albertus C. Van Raalte, founder and the first pastor of the Holland colony. Jacobus Schrader designed the Greek Revival style building using native . . . — — Map (db m89287) HM
On East 8th Street west of College Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Built in 1930, this building was originally the site of Montgomery Ward Company. It also housed Vogelzang Hardware from 1960 through 1982 until the Outpost moved here in 1983. The structure’s exterior architectural detailing and terra-cotta facade . . . — — Map (db m153219) HM
This is an original piece of the old blades of our
windmill. The blades served De Zwaan from
the early 1900's through March of 2000.
This windmill was used as a lookout in the
Netherlands during World War II. If you look closely, you will be . . . — — Map (db m225662) HM
On West Ninth Street at Washington Blvd., on the right when traveling east on West Ninth Street.
Isaac Cappon
Isaac Cappon (1830 - 1902) emigrated from the Netherlands to the United States in 1847. After a brief stay in Rochester, New York, he came to Michigan's Holland Colony in 1848. Here he worked as a laborer in a local tannery. In 1857 . . . — — Map (db m89286) HM
On South River Avenue at West 8th Street, on the left when traveling north on South River Avenue.
Originally the Holland City State Bank this Victorian Romanesque structure was built in 1892, under the leadership of J. Van Putten, bank president. The arcaded block was an architectural form often used to anchor business districts of the late . . . — — Map (db m153214) HM
On East 8th Street at Central Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East 8th Street.
This building was constructed in 1925 by the Holland Furnace Company whose company slogan was, “Holland furnaces make warm friends”. Notice the cozy “friends” at the top of the building. It operated as the Warm Friend Hotel and Tavern until 1981, . . . — — Map (db m153215) HM
On W. 8th Street, 0.1 miles east of Washington Blvd..
In 1889 Frank W. Hadden, George P. Hummer and Frank Metz founded the West Michigan Furniture Company in Holland. The company produced only bedroom and dining room furniture, which was sold by a twenty-five-member sales force throughout the U.S. and . . . — — Map (db m114474) HM
On Central Avenue at Graves Place, on the left when traveling south on Central Avenue.
In 1865, The Holland Church, the city's first Christian Reformed congregation, was founded. In 1866 the group bought this lot on what was then Market Street and moved a school here to use as a church. The following year the congregation built a new . . . — — Map (db m67736) HM
On South River Avenue (Business U.S. 31) at West 11th Street, on the left when traveling south on South River Avenue.
On February 9, 1847, the Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte and a band of Hollanders founded the city of Holland. Within two years the other four original colonies--Graafschap, Zeeland, Vriesland, Overisel--had also been established. Plagued by illness . . . — — Map (db m55403) HM
On West 11th Street, 0.1 miles west of South River Road, on the right when traveling west.
In 1854, seven years after Dutch settlers came to this area, the Reformed Church in America established an English-language preaching mission in Holland. Principals from the Holland Academy, which became Hope College in 1866, served as early . . . — — Map (db m184274) HM
On West 12th Street at Pine Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West 12th Street.
Side 1:
Under the leadership of the Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte, founder of the Holland colony, the Third Reformed Church was organized on September 9, 1867. The first house of worship, measuring 90' long, 56' wide, and 32' high, was . . . — — Map (db m67571) HM
On 112th Avenue just north of Quincy Street, on the left when traveling north.
Noordeloos. A continuous arrival of immigrants from
the Netherlands in 1847 and 1848 dotted
the Black River region with a number of
distinct communities. Noordeloos, which
was named for its first pastor’s native
village, provided rich soil . . . — — Map (db m230004) HM
Near East 16th Street, on the right when traveling east.
In 1847 Holland's founder, the Reverend Albertus C. Van Raalte, purchased this property from the federal government for $2.32 an acre. When his son Benjamin returned from the Civil War in 1865, Van Raalte gave him the 160-acre tract. By 1873, when . . . — — Map (db m154392) HM
On East 8th Street, 0.1 miles east of College Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The city of Holland bought this lot in 1882, and contractor James Huntley began construction of a fire hall the next year. Completed in 1884, the building housed Holland's city offices and library until 1912 and served as a fire hall until 1978. . . . — — Map (db m68221) HM
On College Avenue, 0.1 miles south of East 10th Street, on the left when traveling south.
In 1851, four years after settlers from the Netherlands founded Holland, the Pioneer School was established to meet some of the educational needs of the young colony. This school, the predecessor of Hope College, received direction and financial . . . — — Map (db m182003) HM
On Central Avenue at East 12th Street, on the left when traveling south on Central Avenue.
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Kremers commissioned local builder George Dalman to design and construct this house for them. Completed in 1889, the modified Elizabethan style dwelling was built primarily of native stone and locally manufactured brick. A . . . — — Map (db m182083) HM
Near East 10th Street, 0.1 miles east of College Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Van Vleck Hall Side 1:
This building was named for the Reverend John Van Vleck, principal of the Holland Academy from 1855 to 1859. After the Reverend Albertus C. Van Raalte raised the necessary funds for the building, Van Vleck designed and . . . — — Map (db m182017) HM
On College Avenue, 0.1 miles south of East 10th Street, on the left when traveling south.
Theological training began here in 1866 when seven of the first eight graduates of Hope College petitioned the General Synod of the Reformed Church in America for such training. The request was granted and classes were begun, using the facilities . . . — — Map (db m181995) HM
On Michigan Avenue (Business U.S. 31) at Cherry Street, on the left when traveling south on Michigan Avenue.
Grace Episcopal Church
In August 1866 Manley Howard and Heber Walsh invited missionary Rev. Robert Wood to conduct an Episcopal service in Holland. Grace parish was organized the next year. The Rev. Joash Rice Taylor, its first rector, led . . . — — Map (db m182117) HM
On 120th Avenue at Port Sheldon Street, on the left when traveling south on 120th Avenue. Reported permanently removed.
The South Olive Christian
Reformed Church is a
daughter congregation of the
Noordeloos church. The
Noordeloos church and three
other local West Michigan
congregations seceded from
the Reformed Church in
America in 1857 to form the
Christian . . . — — Map (db m230068) HM
Near Ottawa Beach Road, 0.5 miles west of Black Lake Avenue.
Holland Harbor Lighthouse
The first lighthouse built at this location was a small, square wooden structure erected in 1872. In 1880 the lighthouse service installed a new light atop a metal pole in a protective cage. The oil lantern was . . . — — Map (db m41967) HM
On Ottawa Beach Road at Auburn Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Ottawa Beach Road.
Ottawa Beach is a well - preserved
example of the summer cottage
resorts that developed along the
Lake Michigan shore during the late
nineteenth century. In 1885 the West
Michigan Park Association purchased
eighty acres of land here. In . . . — — Map (db m165345) HM
On Ottawa Beach Road south of Black Lake Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Originally an Electric Lighting
Plant, this building was
erected less than a decade
after Thomas Edison designed the first
practical dynamo to generate
electricity, which when coupled with
development of the steam-powered
turbine, made the . . . — — Map (db m165346) HM
On Marigold Lane east of Waukazoo Drive, on the left when traveling east.
Egbert H. Gold (1858-1928),
a Chicago industrialist and
inventor, acquired over one
hundred patents during his
lifetime. President of the
Chicago-based Vapor Car
Company, he devised a
heating system used by railroads. To build Marigold,
he . . . — — Map (db m230015) HM
On Waukazoo Drive at Post Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Waukazoo Drive.
In 1833 an Ottawa Indian village of
about 300 was located on Black Lake,
now Lake Macatawa. The village was led
by Chief Waukazoo, recognized by his
followers as a prophet and by local
settlers as an orator. The Ottawa
adopted many of the . . . — — Map (db m230014) HM
On Grove Avenue at Lakeview Drive on Grove Avenue.
Located on rail and interurban lines
linking the west Michigan shore with
Chicago and Grand Rapids, Holland
has long been a tourist destination.
Beginning in the late nineteenth
century, vacationers erected summer
cottages at Central Park on . . . — — Map (db m230019) HM
