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This HOFJE was named after the rich Haarlem merchant and "garenreder" IJbrand Staats and it is situated at the JANSWEG in Haarlem.
In his last Will (1725) he stated that all he owned should be used for the poor and those in need who belonged to the REFORMED PROTESTANT church.
In 1750 the HOFJE was founded and built and Hendrik de Werff designed it.
The building housed 29 old spinsters/widows.
The sculpter Gerrit van Heerstal sculpted the relief that is placed above the door.
It represents CHARITAS.
The woman with a child leaning againgst her thigh points out IJbrand Staats portait carried by two angels.
By opening the entrance door (which you are allowed to do!) you can step into the world of this 18th Century HOFJE.
OPEN: 10AM till 4PM free of charge....
Written May 24, 2003
Address: Jansweg 39 HAARLEM
Phone: --
Website: www.vvvzk.nl
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Guurtje de Waal was the daughter of a rich cloth-merchant as you can read in the memorial plaque, and she founded this HOFJE.
Above the natural stone gate dating from 1661 you can see the family's coat-of-arms.
The official entrance runs through the house that also is the overseer's house.
This HOFJE was too small to also build a REGENTENKAMER (Inspectors' room).
The gate leads to a patio with 4 little houses and 2 more opporite the gate.
The model of the houses dates from 1783.
To meet modern standards one house has been made from the two small one opposite the entrance gate.
OPEN: from sun rise till sun down, free of charge.....
Written May 24, 2003
Address: Lange Annastraat 40 HAARLEM
Phone: --
Website: www.vvvzk.nl
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Building constructor Leendert Viervant build TEYLERSHOFJE in 1785 - 1787.
He designed a remarkable entrance building in Classisictic Style at the SPAARNE (RIVER) SIDE (the street).
You can find Teyler's coat-of-arms here and the year 1785.
Left and right of the entrance building are the SUPERVISORS' ROOM AND THE INSPECTOS' ROOM.
All in all the HOFJE contains 24 houses.
In the middle of the HOFJE is a natural-stone pump but this can't work anymore.
At the end of the garden you will find a gate with a sundial and from that place you have a wonderful view to the top of the entrance tower with the wood piece on top.
This is decorated with a.o. a Mercury staff and a Neptune's Trident , signs that are symbols for TRADE and SHIPPING TRADE.
OPEN: from sun rise till sun down and free of charge...
Written May 24, 2003
Address: Koudenhorn 64 HAARLEM
Phone: --
Website: www.vvvzk.nl
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Visit the 'hofjes'. Little communities where people live with in the middle a beautiful garden or square. This are a few places like this in Haarlem and some of them are open for visitors (only the garden !!!).
I visited 'Hofje van Oorschot'.......
Written Sep 2, 2002
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This is a 'hofje'. It is a beautiful garden with small pretty houses of elderly around it. The houses really are orginal and some houses you are able to watch from the inside two. There are about four hofjes in Haarlem.
Written Sep 7, 2002
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La VVV (Oficina turística) conduce un tour guiado por las antiguas casa de hospedaje o conjuntos cerrados de viviendas. Las primeras fueron construídas para monjes en el siglo XII, siendo más tarde usadas para alojar viajeros y como hospitales.
Existe un folleto Hofjeswandeling, que detalla varias de la ciudad.
Written Apr 13, 2003
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Hofje van Staats
Haarlem is known to be full of hofjes, those nice little yards, which are hidden behhind the ordinary street walls. There are a lot of them in the town, and a special walking route can be dedicated only to them.
The one shown above is one of the famous and is close to the Railway station.
Updated Aug 25, 2002
Leonard Noblet was a rich inhabitant of AMSTERDAM.
He and his two sisters made their house and money available for a HOFJE by Last Will.
The first residents had to be members of the REFORMED CHURCH and at least be 50 years of age.
The HOFJE is separated from the street by a garden and a wrought-iron gate.
The HOFJE now houses 10 old Amsterdam spinsters and 10 from Haarlem.
This why one of his daughters lived in Amsterdam and the other one in Haarlem.
The SUPERVISORS' ROOM is located at the Hooimarkt.
The middle part of the building has a so-called KUIF with a clock in LODEWIJK XV style = rococo.
The coat-of-arms of the family is underneath the cove under the clock.
You can enter the walled garden through the door at the right hand side.
OPEN: 10AM till 6PM and free of charge...
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Address: Nieuwe Gracht 2 HAARLEM
Phone: --
It was in 1640 that Jacques van damme and his wife elisabeth Blinckvliet founded het ZUIDERHOFJE.
In their Last Wills they gace Michiel Slachregen order to buy a house with a large yard for the women of the Flemish Community. In 1640 Michiel Slachregen bought a house at the Soyerstraat (Zuiderstraat) with the adjacent orchard in which many fruit trees grew.
In 1644 he bought a second house at the Soyerstraat.
These two houses were the foundation for het HOFJE that was built in the orchard mentioned above.
Het oude HOFJE (THE OLD ONE) was demolished about 1891 and rebuilt by architect A.J. Salm.
The main building consists of two floors and is located at the street.
At both sides of this main building are two wings only 1 floor high.
Het ZUIDERHOFJE was built for members (women)of the DOOPSGEZINDE GEMEENTE, MENNONITES
OPEN: from sun rise till sun down and only partly open to the public.
Written May 24, 2003
Address: Zuiderstraat 12 HAARLEM
Phone: --
Website: www.vvvzk.nl
Frans Loenen was a descendent of an old merchant family from AMSTERDAM.
At first he lived in Amsterdam, at the Dam and exactly on the spot where now HET KONINKLIJK PALEIS is located but in 1578 he went to live in HAARLEM.
Het HOFJES is separated from the public road by a monumental entrance dating from 1625.
There is also a natural-stone little gate decorated with lots of sculpturing which seems too voluptuous. It is in the style of Lieven de Key and in sharp contract with the simpler buildings in its vicinity!
Frans Loenen founded HET HOFJE in 1607 and in 1736 and 1772 it was extended and almost completely rebuilt.
The houses are situated only at the west and the south side and thus form a letter L around the garden.
At the north the complex is almost completely bordering the LUTHERSE KERK (Lutheran Church).
The Supervisor's house with the INSPECTORS' ROOM lies almost completely against the church.
OPEN: het FRANS LOENEN HOFJE has limited opening hours....ASK at the Tourist Office, our well-known VVV.
Written May 24, 2003
Address: Witte Heerenstraat 24 HAARLEM
Phone: --
Website: www.vvvzk.nl
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