The 1906 Pella Webster School Clock
Written by Jim Emmert, submitted through Jennifer Van Kooten, Executive Director Pella Preservation Trust When the original Webster...
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Oct 17, 20223 min read
Bringing the lampshade home, an Update On the Waechter – Boardwalk House 2022
Jennifer Van Kooten and Mikol Sesker, and the Whitaker Lamp Shade On our way back from Pierce’s Pumpkin patch, we stopped off by the...
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Jennifer Van Kooten
Oct 13, 20224 min read
2022 Pella Preservation Trust Review
Enthusiastic to protect historic properties, we had a January planning meeting, hosted in the home of Duane and Mary Van Maanen. The...
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Jennifer Van Kooten
Sep 28, 20211 min read
Help Save Pella’s Community Center, Support Preservation!
Pella Community Center Update In last year’s newsletter we mentioned that a group, Friends of the Pella Community Center, is actively...
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Jennifer Van Kooten
Jul 25, 20213 min read
The Tulip Tower, or “Tulp Toren”
The current Tulip Tower as it appeared during its first Tulip Time in 1968 The Historic Pella Trust’s mission statement: To protect and...
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Bruce Boertje
Jul 5, 20205 min read
Remembering Pella’s Avid Preservationist; Stu Kuyper, Oct. 14, 1921- July 5, 1980
Stu Kuyper, 1921-1980. Pella's greatest proponent. Stu Kuyper, age 58, passed away forty years ago, on July 5, 1980. As a community Pella...
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Bruce Boertje
May 17, 202016 min read
Tuttle Cabin and Early Pella History Lesson
Historic Pella Trust has hosted a living history field trip for all local second grade students for several years. The students come to...
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Bruce Boertje
Mar 22, 20203 min read
History of the Hose Tower at the Original Pella Fire Station
Recently the hose tower of Pella’s original fire station has been under discussion as it is in need of major repair. The story of the...
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Jennifer Van Kooten
Mar 22, 20202 min read
Historic Pella Trust Given The 2019 Heritage Impact Award From PACE Alliance
2019 HERITAGE AWARD – HISTORIC PELLA TRUST The Heritage Award is given to a business, organization or individual who has significantly...
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Jennifer Van Kooten
Mar 22, 20202 min read
Pre-Construction Meeting Held for Tuttle Learning Walk
David Bartholomew, Concrete Connections from Johnston, Iowa and Chandler Nunnikhoven visit about connecting the Learning Walk to the...
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Jennifer Van Kooten
Mar 19, 20202 min read
Bank Iowa Contributes Towards Tuttle Learning Walk
Mike Maakestad, Vice President; Jennifer Van Kooten, HPT Executive Director and Brady Van Kooten,, Loan Officer Tuttle Learning Walk...
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Jennifer Van Kooten
Jan 22, 20201 min read
Historic Pella Trust Receives $15,000 Grant from Pella Corp. to Help Fund Tuttle Learning Walk
Historic Pella Trust representatives Bob Zylstra, Jennifer Van Kooten and Bruce Boertje receive the grant award from Pella Corporation’s...
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Jennifer Van Kooten
Nov 17, 20191 min read
1915 Pella Chronicle Advertisement and 1869 Pella Map Poster Fundraiser
Posters can be ordered by contacting Historic Pella Trust by email at office@historicpellatrust.org. Pick up at Tuttle Cabin can be...
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Jennifer Van Kooten
Nov 17, 20191 min read
Building a Strong Foundation; South Pella Yesterday and Today
Taking a Closer Look at the HPT Posters from 2019 Historic Pella Trust thanks Bruce Boertje in the research and design of the South Pella...
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Jennifer Van Kooten
Nov 13, 20193 min read
Historic Pella Trust’s Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Celebration with Dave Baker
Historic Pella Trust Celebrated 25th Anniversary on October 10. 2019 Annual Business Review and Program Video Welcome! We had a great...
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Bruce Boertje
Oct 23, 20192 min read
Herman Rietveld’s Dog Statues
Waaksaamheid, the watcher Vertrouwheid, the sleeper WE GET QUESTIONS. Re: The Dog Statues in front of the former City Hall/Sanctuary...
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Lila Turnbull
Jul 18, 20191 min read
Preserve Iowa Summit 2019
The Preserve Iowa Summit is the premier statewide annual conference for professionals, property owners, and volunteers involved in...
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Jennifer Van Kooten
Jul 12, 20192 min read
Christian Opportunity Center Friends Visit Tuttle Cabin
Several of our friends from COC came to visit Tuttle Cabin on a sunny Tuesday morning, June 25th. It was a beautiful day for a walk...
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Jennifer Van Kooten
Jun 10, 20195 min read
Pella’s Webster Schools; Consigned to History
This was the original Webster School building as seen in 1936. This school was constructed in 1875 and was located just west of the...
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Bruce Boertje
May 6, 20194 min read
Historic Pella Trust Tulip Time 2019
A replica of the Tuttle Cabin on top of an authentic Buerken’s wagon is featured in each Tulip Time parade. Thank you to Duane Rempe for...
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