Fishtown Preservation Society Buys Leland’s Van Raalte House, Plans New ‘Operational Center’
By Craig Manning | Oct. 1, 2025
Historic Fishtown is about to get a little bit bigger.
The Fishtown Preservation Society (FPS), the nonprofit that works “to assure public access to Fishtown and to maintain its historical integrity,” has purchased the John and Janice Van Raalte House and surrounding property at 101 South Lake Street in downtown Leland, right next door to Historic Fishtown. The two-level, 2,650-square-foot home and the half-acre of land will serve as the new home for FPS, which currently keeps its offices down the street at the Leland Cultural Campus. According to FPS Executive Director Amanda Holmes, the bigger headquarters will allow the FPS to expand its staff and programming, among other …
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