Woonhuis, Voorstraat 17

English translation

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Description

Introduction

On the instruction of Mr. Kersbergen, director of a salmon fishery, a dyke dwelling was built around 1870 in the Eclectic manner as a DWELLING HOUSE with an integrated OFFICE. At the rear, a veranda was added in the early 20th century. The dyke dwelling is situated just outside the built-up area along the Lekdijk, where it forms part of the historical building structure. Characteristic of the dwellings built against the dyke along the river is, due to the risk of high water, the presence of a flood step. Striking is the application of Oegstgeester roof tiles, a fairly rare type of roof tile that was manufactured in Oegstgeest in the second half of the 19th century.

Description

Detached dwelling house built against the dyke has in part a basement storey, also serving as cellar. It is constructed from a rectangular ground plan in red brick (stretcher bond) with cut joint and stretches above the windows; the basement storey is plastered and provided with scored joints. The single-storey building has a hipped roof covered with Oegstgeester tiles, which in part still has a baked crest. Chimneys are placed on both roof ridges. The front facade (north) with plastered plinth is a cornice-topped facade five window units wide, symmetrically arranged, closed off by a cornice with a moulded drip moulding below. A roof dormer is placed within an arched moulded wooden frame on either side of the central axis. The centrally placed entrance consists of a panel door with a fanlight, placed within a moulded wooden frame, set within an accolade-shaped window frame. On either side of this are two six-light sash windows. In the left and right side facades are two six-light sash windows. Above the right side facade (west) there is moreover a roof dormer with an arched moulded wooden frame. The left half of the rear facade is taken up by an open wooden veranda, with in part multi-light fanlights. Beside it, over the full height of the facade, is a narrow three-sided tower-like extension, ending with crenellations with a straight-closing door within and a small window above. In the rear facade, besides a veranda door under a fanlight, two six-light sash windows are placed. At the level of the basement storey is a basement window with iron bars and a raised basement door behind a flood step. Internally, particularly on the ground floor, the ground plan arrangement has been retained, with a room on either side of the central corridor.

Valuation

The complex is of general importance due to its cultural and architectural-historical value in that it is typologically a good example of a dyke dwelling in the Eclectic manner from the third quarter of the 19th century. Built as a prestigious dyke dwelling for a director of a salmon fishery, the complex is moreover of importance because it recalls an industry important to this region in the 19th century. Typologically it is also of importance as a dyke dwelling, partly with basement storey, where a flood step is employed. The dwelling is intact with regard to principal form, use of materials and detailing of the exterior and partly also the interior. In particular, the Oegstgeester roof tiles are of value. The building is of urban-planning importance due to its image-defining location on the Lekdijk, an important exit road from Lekkerkerk.