Boerderij, St.Janstraat bij 22

English translation

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Description

Introduction

Large brick longitudinal-section barn, on a rectangular ground plan, originally dating from around 1800 and covered with a roof hipped at two sides with blue and red (half) tiles and old Dutch tiles.

Description

The eastern longitudinal facade has a doorway in the middle and contains four square hatches. In both gable ends (north and south) are large cart doors (later renewed); the western longitudinal facade is, as regards the middle section, constructed in concrete brick and still possesses three original hatch openings, one of which has anti-theft bars. The north gable contains, beside the cart door on the right, two small square windows, one beneath a lintel (left), the second placed above a blocked opening under a herringbone arch; this gable, like the south gable, is executed with brick nogging. The brick format measures 24.8/25x11/11.8x6 cm.; ten courses in 74 cm.; Flemish bond. Internally, six oak roof truss structures divide the barn into seven bays (lengthwise) whilst the roof truss posts standing on brick piers create a division into three (widthwise). In the second bay (counted from the north) stands a remnant of a low brick wall on which the roof truss posts originally stood. Carpenters' marks on the roof truss posts: grooved almonds (west) and hacked straight marks (east). In the widthwise direction the posts of the roof truss structures are connected one above the other by means of two tie beams; the upper beam is laid on one side with an overhang of approximately 1.50 metre. In the lengthwise direction the roof trusses are connected on one side to each other by means of roof truss coupling beams. The roof truss structure is, according to traces, worked with the adze; the rafter struts on the roof trusses are almost certainly later and sawn. Furthermore the barn contains a so-called servants' room (north, upper floor).

Valuation

The longitudinal-section barn from around 1800 has retained its principal form, construction (brick, wood) and layout intact and recognizable and represents age and rarity value for the history of architecture, values which are notably felt as a result of wartime damage in this part of the Netherlands. The agricultural-historical uses of the longitudinal-section barn (storage, threshing, carts entering and leaving, residential provision and probably also animal stalling) are legibly expressed, which constitutes documentary value for the history of life and work in the countryside. For building history, remarkable importance lies in the integrity and completeness of both masonry and wood structure. The rural situation - with in the vicinity a farmhouse (not statutorily protected) and the Niers river - contributes in a significant manner to the historical experience of the longitudinal-section barn. The internal space can be appreciated as a special architectural experience as a result of its dimensions (just over 30x13x10 metres) and constructive elements. On the basis of the aforementioned qualities, national importance is accorded to the longitudinal-section barn.