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Arts Alive 2

September 14, 2024 Following the resounding success of Arts Alive in 2023, Hermitage at Diamond once agin showcased local artists at Arts Alive 2 in September 2024. A five-hour event showcasing diverse local musical talent and celebrating the continuing progress of Hermitage at Diamond’s renovation. Featured ArtistsMichael Schaeffer, accordionDance in the Annex w classical guitarEdye Evans Hyde &Continue reading “Arts Alive 2”

Article Featured on ARCHITECTURE GRAND RAPIDS

The old church at 1009 Hermitage and Diamond in Grand Rapids began as the Third Reformed Church in 1875. It was a place of worship, comfort and community for the newly arrived Dutch immigrants who came to Grand Rapids in the late 1800s and lived in the “Brikyaat“ (Brickyard) neighborhood. Although the price of aContinue reading “Article Featured on ARCHITECTURE GRAND RAPIDS”

Wood Tv8 “Historic church to get new life as community center”

A Grand Rapids church that’s more than 140 years old has a new owner after sitting vacant for years. Carol Moore bought the church off Diamond Avenue NE at Hermitage Street in the East Hills neighborhood in October 2017 for $100,000. Her vision for it isn’t yet fully imagined, but it will be some sortContinue reading “Wood Tv8 “Historic church to get new life as community center””

Restoration of Historic Church

Now, thanks to Carol Moore, a veteran historic preservationist who led the effort in the 1990s to restore the Wealthy Theater, a push to revitalize the church is starting to bear fruit. She and her partner, Bill Roelofs, formed Hermitage Partners LLC, and purchased the church, located at the corner of Diamond Avenue SE andContinue reading “Restoration of Historic Church”

MLive Covers New Church Cupola

“On Elliott Warner, of Grand River Builders, works to remove an old cupola so a new cupola could be installed onto the old Third Reformed Church at the corner of Hermitage St. SE and Diamond Ave. in Grand Rapids on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. The old property had fallen into disrepair after its latest ownersContinue reading “MLive Covers New Church Cupola”