For August Landwehr, 1928 marked a significant period of decline — including the rise of P.T. Cheff and the fall of Holland Furnace Company. P.T. Cheff In 1933, while August Landwehr was suffering a ...

HOLLAND — On May 1, the Warm Friend (formerly the Warm Friend Tavern) turns 100. The entrepreneur directly responsible for the Warm Friend Tavern was August Landwehr. Landwehr wasn’t a hotelier. While ...

Home Furnace Company was Holland’s "other" furnace company, the tortoise compared to the hare. The tortoise won. James De Young and the Beckers were the reason. James De Young was born in 1860. In ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This model was made ca 1920 by the ...

John Kolla was the tinkerer in overalls. August Landwehr was the polished salesman. In 1879, Jean (John) Pierre Kolla immigrated to the United States from France to avoid compulsory military service.

The Warm Friend hotel in Holland will celebrate 100 years in May. August Landwehr, co-founder of the Holland Furnace Company, spearheaded the building of the hotel. Landwehr saw a need for a new hotel ...