Free-For-All tours continue at Felt Mansion

Self-guided tours available at no charge on Sunday, May 3.

The Felt Mansion is continuing its free self-guided tours from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, May 3, 2026.

Free-For-All Day events — self-guided tours at no charge — are the first Sunday of the month through October at the mansion, 6597 138th Ave. They started in 2024 as a way to share local history and thank the community for its support in the restoration process.

The tours

Self-guided tours are usually $10 for adults 18 and up, $8 for seniors and students (60 and older and college student), and $5 for people 8 to 17 years old.  Admission is free for those under 8 years old.

A self-guided tour generally takes about 45 minutes to an hour with direction by a tour booklet, which includes architectural and historical details about the estate, plus two videos that play on repeat. The Felt Mansion can accommodate groups of any size, and visitors of all ages are welcome.

Only the first floor of the mansion is handicap accessible. All other floors are accessible via stairs only.

Guided tours are available on the first and third Tuesdays of May.

For details, visit here.

The next Free-For-All is June 7 from 1-4 p.m.

The Felt Mansion, 6597 138th Ave., in 2025.

About the Mansion

Construction on the mansion began in 1925 by Dorr Felt, inventor of the Comptometer, the first machine that could do all four math functions — add, subtract, multiply and divide. The building was finished in 1928.

Felt’s wife, Agnes, died in 1928, six weeks after the house was complete. Dorr died two years later.

The property went on to serve as a minor seminary for the Augustinian order (attended by Pope Leo XIV), a state prison, and a Michigan State Police post before the property was purchased by Laketown Township.

Today, following years of restoration by the Friends of the Felt Estate, the mansion is a top cultural, educational, and event destination, welcoming thousands of visitors annually.