photograph
Catalog Number
2019.30.2Description
Black and white photograph showing the front of Holland's Armory on 9th Street ca. 1962. Snow is visible in the road and on the building.History
Colonel Henry Geerds was the driving force behind bringing a National Guard unit to Holland, MI. After his experience in WWI he was determined to have someplace where he could properly train young men to become soldiers. Geerds' Company D, a machine gun battery, began enlisting young men in 1921.Geerds then began making plans to have an Armory built in Holland. The Holland Armory was dedicated in 1925.