Huis ter Schelde

English translation

The text above is the record as published by the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, in Dutch. The English below is a machine translation made by TreeAlive, not by the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed; it has not been checked by a person. Where the two differ, the original is the record. Report a translation error: privacy@treealive.com

Description

Introduction

Built in 1910 after a design by architect Knevel from Amsterdam, a mayor's residence in Neo-Renaissance architecture.

Description

Rectangular, two storeys high with roof truss structure, furnished with an extension of one storey with flat roof on the left side and an extension at the rear, one storey high with roof truss structure. Built of reddish-brown brick, concrete bands, blocks, step tables etc.; ornamental brickwork in arch drums; various wall anchors; window sill stones of glazed orange brick.

Front facade with two storeys on the right and above a stepped gable, and on the left two storeys with cornice-topped facade and roof truss structure; entire left side a low extension. Projecting stepped gable section with on the ground floor two wooden sash windows with divided fanlight with leaded glass, closed off by double arches under a built-in hanks-comb-shaped arch; wooden shutters. Band with ornamental brickwork and on the upper floor of the stepped gable two wooden windows with divided fanlight with small glazing bars; wooden shutters; ornamental brickwork in semi-circular arch drums. The stepped gable is executed as a stepped gable, furnished with stones with building year, cross windows with glazing bars in upper frames, ornamental brickwork in semi-circular arch drum, crowned by a lion's head in keystone; claw brackets on the uppermost steps.

Behind the gable a transverse roof truss.

The two-storey cornice-topped facade section of the front facade contains on the ground floor two wooden sash windows, executed the same as the ground floor windows of the stepped gable. On the upper floor coupled sash windows with divided fanlight with small glazing bars; relieving arches coupled under one arch. Built-in frieze and simple cornice. In roof plane (gabled roof) a roof dormer with wooden cross window with small glazing bars in upper frames; transverse roof truss covered with red slate and crowned by a roof spike. Left low extension with wooden window with fanlight divided in three with leaded glass, closed off by three arches; drip moulding and above it roof terrace with wooden railings. Left side facade with right half consisting of a stepped gable with projecting, one storey high extension; left half consisting of a two-storey cornice-topped facade.

Projecting extension furnished with coupled windows with sliding door in the centre, side lights on either side and four fanlights with leaded glass, each with relieving arch; drip moulding and above it roof terrace with wooden railings. Stepped gable on the first floor furnished with a gable opening with two fanlights with small glazing bars and adjoining on either side a similarly shaped small window, all four with their own relieving arch, coupled under an arched arch with ornamental brickwork in arch drum. Top of stepped gable executed the same as stepped gable in front facade, but crowned with a sculptured lion with shield. Cornice-topped facade section on ground floor furnished with coupled sash windows with leaded glass in fanlights; relieving arches coupled under an arched arch with ornamental brickwork in arch drum. On upper floor coupled sash windows with divided fanlight with small glazing bars; relieving arches coupled under one arch. Built-in frieze and simple cornice. Rear facade with on the left one-storey extension with roof truss against the cornice-topped facade, which is two storeys with roof truss high. Various windows and doors.

Right side facade with on the left two-storey cornice-topped facade with roof truss and on the right one-storey extension with roof truss. In left section entrance section with canopy, front door with side lights; above canopy window with glazing bars and side lights. Left of entrance section wooden window with fanlight divided in three closed off with three relieving arches, coupled under an arched arch; wooden shutters; above it window at the location of the stairwell.

On upper floor wooden sash window with divided fanlight with glazing bars, two relieving arches under coupled arch; coupled sash window with divided fanlight and same closure; stained glass with coats of arms of Zeeland and Koudekerke. Facade closed off by built-in frieze and simple cornice. Extension on ground floor furnished with coupled windows with glazing bars in fanlights and a door, closed off by straight arches; two small window panes closed off by hanks-combs. Breaking through the eaves line a roof dormer with coupled window and covered with tiles lean-to roof.

The property is furnished with a hipped roof with flat with transverse roofs behind the gable tops, extension at the rear furnished with an adjoining hipped roof; entirely furnished with red glazed improved Dutch tiles.

Rich interior with among others in hall and back room principal and subsidiary rafter plafond ceiling with stencilled decoration in Jugendstil by decorative painter N.F. Grims, wooden wainscoting, rich wooden door frames; wooden staircase; rooms en suite with neo-classical stucco ceilings, marble mantels, door and cabinet frames, connecting doors etc.; conservatory. Almost everywhere original doors.

On upper floor among others principal and subsidiary rafter plafond ceiling with stencilled decoration as on ground floor, rich wooden door frames; rooms with simple stucco plafond ceilings. Original staircase continuing to second storey.

Valuation

Mayor's residence of cultural-historical and architectural-historical significance both by reason of interior and exterior and of value by reason of integrity.