From Mansion to Main Street: A Progressive Historic Home Tour

From Mansion to Main Street: A Progressive Historic Home Tour invites you on a special full-day progressive bus tour exploring three powerful stories of American perseverance and innovation. The Felt Estate, Holland Museum, and Zeeland Historical Society have partnered to create this unique experience, offering exclusive guided visits to the historic Felt Mansion, Dekker Huis Museum, and Cappon House. Enjoy refreshments, a catered lunch, a closing cocktail, and narrated bus transit that brings the region’s rich history to life along the way. This special program is sponsored by the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council in recognition of
America 250.
Friday, December 11, 2026
9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Beginning & Ending at the Felt Estate, stopping at the Dekker Huis Museum & Cappon House.
$115/person
Participants will begin the day at the Felt Estate with refreshments and a guided tour highlighting the legacy of industrialist Dorr Felt and his wife, Agnes. Guests will then travel by bus to Zeeland’s Dekker Huis Museum to learn about the Dekker family and their role in the growth of their community. Following a catered lunch, the tour continues to the Cappon House, the 1874 Italianate home of Dutch immigrant and Holland’s first mayor, Isaac Cappon. The day concludes with a closing cocktail before returning to the Felt Estate. Throughout the day, museum staff will share additional stories and historical context, creating deeper connections between these individual sites and the broader regional narrative.