Pastorie(K), Tsjerkebuorren 43

English translation

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Description

Introduction

The former PARSONAGE belonging to the Hervormde Kerk (Tsjerkebuorren 1; mon. no. 39808) is located in the centre of the waterway village Oppenhuizen, between the old linear settlement west of the waterway. Until 1866, when the road between Sneek and Oppenhuizen-Uitwellingerga was constructed, the village depended on water transport. After the road was built, the village became accessible by land; this contributed to the realisation of many new buildings on both sides of the new road. The parsonage dates from that period; it is situated on the east side of the road and faces west. The parsonage stands on a spacious, rectangular, moated and raised plot bounded by beech trees and shrubs; the site is accessible via a dam across the moat. On the rear side flows the waterway, It Ges. The original garden layout is no longer recognisable.

The parsonage was built in 1866 in eclectic style; the construction work was carried out by carpenters Sjaardema and De Boer. In 1882, the parsonage, which the newly appointed minister found too small, was enlarged by Durk Taedes Jongbloed: a new section was added to the rear which fits very well into the old design. Against the north gable, the facade stones have been placed which commemorate the two building phases. The oldest one reads: "On the 30th of April 1866 the Church Wardens of Oppenhuizen, W.T. Zijlstra, E.A. de Jager and W.G. Rodenburg laid the first stone of this building in the presence of the Reverend J. Krull, Minister of this congregation". The newest one reads: "On the 14th of July 1882 the first stone for the alteration of this Parsonage was laid by the Reverend A. van Griethuizen, in the presence of the Church Wardens E.A. de Jager, G.R. Veldhuis, P.C. Walma". Around 1900 a number of minor construction works were carried out, such as the addition of the wooden barn and the roof dormer (cabin), both on the rear side.

Description

The PARSONAGE, on a rectangular ground plan, is built of brick and is covered by a broken hipped roof with four chimneys with chamfered corners and coping slabs. On the roof slopes on the front are Lucas IJsbrand tiles; for the rest black glazed Tuiles du Nord tiles. A continuous natural stone plinth and a high continuous main cornice with blocked moulding border the bottom and top of the facades which on the front are bordered by two corner pilasters with plastered mirror surfaces. The roof is finished with a profiled moulding. The front facade is symmetrically arranged by a central risalit that extends into a roof dormer (cabin) with on either side two T-windows with curved brackets and -around the fanlight- plastered, profiled eyebrow surrounds on small consoles. The entrance is situated in a porch which is accessible via two natural stone steps. The double wooden door with fanlight is flanked by plastered mirror surfaces. In front of the cabin with French doors hangs a balcony on substantial consoles; profiled surround and cast iron balustrade. The cabin is topped by a tympanum with three acroteria. In the south side gable are four T-windows with in the middle two smaller T-windows, all with plastered eyebrow surround above the fanlight. In the north side gable, from west to east: two T-windows, two T-windows linked by plastered eyebrows and a renewed rear transom window. In this gable are the facade stones. The rear gable is symmetrically arranged by the wooden rear door with cast iron tree-of-life in the fanlight. To the left of the door are two six-light windows with plastered eyebrow surround. To the right against the rear gable stands a wooden BARN with gabled roof, brick plinth and wybert-shaped light, probably dating from around 1900. The brick roof dormer dates, like the barn, probably also from around 1900. In the cabin are two sets of French doors under a profiled moulding with three acroteria. The INTERIOR is largely still original in its layout: the broad corridor, which runs from the little hallway to the rear door, divides the building on the left and right into two symmetrical sections: a plastered arch halfway along the corridor divides the building into a front and a back section. In the corridor are among others original: the wooden panelled door -which separates the hallway from the corridor- with cut and coloured glass, the stuccoed ceilings with centrepieces and egg-and-dart moulding, the wooden panelled doors to the rooms on the left and right, where similarly a large number of original elements are still present. The front rooms are finished with richer detail than the other rooms. In the front rooms and the rear room on the south side are among others present: the stuccoed ceilings with richly executed centrepiece and corner pieces, the marble chimney surrounds of black marble with fireplaces decorated with plastered motifs (one of them, in the rear room, with an oval medallion), the wide wooden windowsills with pull-down blinds; furthermore a wooden chimney surround and cupboards with wooden panelled doors in all rooms on the ground floor. On the right of the corridor is the staircase with cast iron railings which leads to the first floor, where the bedrooms and spacious attic are located. The landing is original; in the ceiling is a skylight; a door with coloured glass gives access to the rooms under the (later) roof dormer. Around the landing are the bedrooms, where a number of original elements are still present, including a number of cupboards with wooden doors and the wooden floors.

Valuation

The parsonage at Oppenhuizen from 1866/1882 with adjoining attached barn from around 1900, is of general cultural-historical and architectural-historical importance:

- for the aesthetic quality of the design;

- for the special and rich ornamentation, particularly of a number of interior components;

- for the siting, connected with the development of the village;

- for the character of the village;

- for the architectural integrity of exterior and interior;

- in relation to the structural and visual integrity of the village setting.