Welgelegen

English translation

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Description

Introduction FARMHOUSE of the inverted Westfriesian type, situated on the west side of the Kerkstraat and separated from it by an iron gate. The farmhouse is called "Welgelegen", has a central bell gable and stands in the axis of the Raadhuisstraat. In the left claw piece of the bell gable stands Anno and in the right claw piece 1879. The farmhouse was probably built entirely new in that year. N.B. The later L-shaped extension on the rear side falls outside the protection. Description Farmhouse on rectangular ground plan with tail section on the right side (N). The partly cellared farmhouse has a hipped roof that above the tail section changes into a gabled roof. Hipped and gabled roofs are thatched with reeds and provided with a pan border with black cross-tiles and black and red Dutch tiles. The roof shield above the front facade has an arched mirror with black cross-tile. Above the mirror stands a round chimney on a square base, built up in red brick with yellow brick for decoration. The internal wooden bearing construction consists of a square with overhang above the dwelling on the east side. This dwelling also extends on the north side of the square. The stable with tail section is located on the west side of the square and the barn on the south side. The front facade is built up in red sandstone with lime mortar, the remaining masonry is built up in red brick. The front facade has natural stone and plasterwork for decoration. The masonry has wooden gutters on all sides, the front facade has wooden cornices. The symmetrically arranged front facade (O) contains ten window bays, of which the four middle bays form a three-sided oriel. On either side of the oriel is one bay - each with three window bays - with rusticated pilasters on the outer corners. Eight window bays contain sash windows, the bays directly on either side of the oriel have panel doors with iron hardware and fanlights. The right door (N) has a hard stone stoep of two steps. The left door (S) is a sham door. The fanlight of this door has engraved glass with an agricultural representation. The flanking bays are each closed off with a cornice. The oriel has a frieze with yellow tiles at the height of the flanking cornices, with the name Welgelegen on it. Above the oriel is a flat with balustrade in ornamental brickwork. The flat is reached from the upper storey via double doors with glass panes located in the middle of the central bell gable. This bell gable is richly decorated with among other things rusticated corner pilasters, claw pieces and top decoration. The left side (S) has two arched iron stable windows with to the left of these a clamped door with three-pane fanlight and to the right of these a sash window. The right side (N) has a wooden gutter, three multi-pane windows, partly with sash frames and partly with six-pane glazing bars. At ground level are two single-light windows for the cellar. The tail section has a ground floor with panel door and fanlight and a gable top with vertical boarding, smooth wind braces, a cornice and two-light window. The left side (E) of the tail section has a T-window and three horizontal wooden windows below the gutter line. The rear side has a low wall with nine arched iron stable windows - five of which in the tail section - and a set-back barn door with to the left of it an oeil de boeuf and to the right of it an arched iron stable window. The interior of the dwelling as well as that of the business section has been preserved almost entirely intact. It still contains almost all the bedsteads and the original doors and windows. The central front room has a black marble chimney mantel. The hallway has wall paintings with floral motif, which were probably applied shortly after 1900. The iron railings have two wide posts (for the oriel) with rich wrought work and several narrow posts with curled tops. The spindled rail sections between the posts have lily motifs. Valuation The farmhouse with associated railings is of general importance from an architectural and cultural-historical point of view as a well-preserved example of rich rural architecture from the late 19th century. The farmhouse has situational value through its prominent urban planning position in the village centre, in the axis of the Raadhuisstraat.