Welgelegen

English translation

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Description

COUNTRY HOUSE (House Welgelegen).

The House Welgelegen, designed in the Classical style and part of the Welgelegen complex, was created in 1790 through the conversion of an older farmhouse that previously stood on this site, dating from before 1711. During the conversion, parts of the farmhouse, including a bedroom, were incorporated into the main building. The seven-bay, partly cellared, blocky house on a natural stone plinth consists of two storeys under a combined hipped roof covered with red tiles with box gutters between. The house is provided with a surrounding gutter and roof cornice and is constructed of brick and wood; the brick was originally covered with cladding of horizontal wooden elements, the rear facade consists entirely of wooden elements. The wooden elements create the impression that the house is constructed from natural stone; the house, which is now painted white, was probably originally rendered in a grey tone. In the symmetrically arranged front facade (south) the middle three bays have a risalit-like effect, which is emphasized by an extension in which three divided windows, on the roof slope, are featured. The extension is adorned with a wooden canopy in which the name WELGELEGEN appears, decorated by two ornamental vases and a griffin. On either side of the extension a small corner piece. The sash windows are all provided with carved wooden decorative mouldings. The right side facade has a regular window arrangement, the left side facade has an irregular window and door arrangement and is provided with a seven-sided conservatory above which is a balcony with balustrade. The entirely wooden rear facade is the most representative side of the house. The facade is symmetrically arranged and is provided with a one-bay-wide central risalit crowned by a pediment. In this pediment an oeil de boeuf surrounded by floral and leaf garlands, above which a female head. On the ground floor the risalit is flanked on either side by a pilaster and crowned by a cornice upon which are two vases. INTERIOR- The late 18th-century layout has remained largely intact in the house, as has the late 18th-century and early 19th-century stuccowork and fireplaces. In the so-called 'Red Room' the authentic wall covering and articulation are in their original state. Also of importance, among other things, is the late 18th-century ground-floor kitchen with original fixtures; including wall cabinets, countertop, water pump, chimney and marble floor.

The COUNTRY HOUSE Welgelegen, belonging to the complex "Welgelegen", is of general cultural and architectural historical importance due to its age, its design in the Classical style, the distinctive wooden cladding of the exterior, its virtually untouched exterior and interior, its ensemble value and the functional-spatial relationship with the other components of the complex.