In 1892, Adrian Kriekard, minister of the Third Reformed Church, formed the Holland United Benevolent Association, to, as the group's charter stated, "provide a home for aged, indigent and infirm persons of general good conduct and character." They opened Holland Home on the corner of Michigan Street and College Avenue later that year, and by 1894 could house 46 people. By 1910, the group realized more space was needed, and in 1912 they purchased this property on Fulton Street. A new Holland Home opened here in December 1912 with space for 75 residents. Additions were constructed in 1917 and 1924.[2]
After World War II, Holland Home realized the 1912 building would soon be outdated, and hired local architect James K. Haveman to design further additions, and to create a master plan that would include demolition of the earlier buildings. Phase I of the master plan (the West Building) was constructed in 1952. Phase II (East Building) followed in 1958, with Phase III (Grace Building) in 1967, and Phase IV (Fulton Building) in 1971. The 1912 building and its additions were removed in 1966. A final building, the Van Andel Pavilion, was added in 1998.[2]
Meanwhile, Holland Home had expanded to other campuses in the area, and by the 2010s was one of the largest providers of elderly housing and nursing care in West Michigan.[2] In 2017, Holland Home made the decision to invest in their other campuses rather than rehabilitate Fulton Manor.[3] In 2021, Hope Network purchased the Fulton Manor campus, with plans to redevelop it to provide low-income housing.[4]
