Werk-woonhuis, Markt 4

English translation

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Description

Well-preserved merchant's townhouse of a tobacco dealer (second half 18th century) on the corner opposite the Town Hall. Building of ground floor, upper storey and attic storey, in which the tobacco drying loft was located, for which in the facade on the Town Hall side a hoisting door. The shop front with moulded shop front beam has in the western facade a shop front (first half 19th century) with above the door in carved wood the words: "Tabak-Snuif". The facade above is partly built of secondary worked 16th century material. Both facades have a continuous cornice with recessed panels and carved Rococo consoles. In the south facade above the shop front two metal half-moons. Date anchor ...4,. On the side of the Voldersgracht a rear building (first half 17th century) with relieving arches and in- and out-flexed pointed gable, of which the top has a pilaster on a sculpted head and moulded coping plates. The facade is corbel overhang above the water.