Warm Friend

Constructed in 1925 by the Holland Furnace Company, whose slogan was “Holland furnaces make warm friends,” this building features cozy “friends” at the top and operated as the Warm Friend Hotel and Tavern until 1981 before becoming one of Resthaven Patron’s senior resident facilities. Essentially Neoclassical in design, it borrows from various European styles, including a Dutch-influenced stepped gable and an Italian Renaissance arch above the main entrance. Bullet holes scar the west wall from a bank robbery at the First State Bank, 1 West 8th Street, in 1932.

Holland, Michigan · United States