Pastorie(F), Frijbuorren 1

English translation

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Description

Introduction

The block-shaped PARSONAGE belonging to the Dutch Reformed Church at Mantgum was built in 1870. The foundation stone states: "On 31 March 1870 the first stone of this parsonage was laid by Anthon van IJsendijk, aged 12 years, youngest son of Rev. A. van IJsendijk, preacher here". The parsonage, like the buildings on the south side of Galemawei which were constructed around 1870, was built in eclecticism style. The parsonage faces east and is situated at an elevated position on the terp embankment, diagonally opposite the church, at an open rectangular space - the Frijbuorren - around which the buildings have been concentrated since ancient times, on the corner with the Seerp van Galemawei. The Frijbuorren is a so-called freedom place, where the right of asylum could be exercised. Such areas belonged to the church's territory, together with the churchyard, and were required to remain undeveloped. This explains the remarkable spatial expansion of the village around the Frijbuorren; even though the area's ownership changed over time, this space has remained undeveloped.

The building forms a visual and structural part of the buildings on van Galemawei and is an essential component of the historical and architectural unity that these buildings constitute.

Description

The one-storey parsonage has a square floor plan and is covered by a high truncated hipped roof with four chimneys. The roof is covered with black glazed flat Friesland tiles. The building is constructed of brown brick. The very high plinth is of natural stone. The building had two fronts, one on the Seerp van Galemawei and one on the Frijbuorren. However, the entrance door on van Galemawei has not been used for a long time. Due to changes in the central projection on this side, this facade has become subordinate to the facade on the Frijbuorren, whereby the latter can be considered the "main facade". Both facades are divided symmetrically by a central projection and closed off at the corners by pilasters with smooth mirror panels. Facades and roof are separated by a high main cornice with plastered mirror panels and capital-like ends above the pilasters. The central projections are flanked by pilasters like those on the corners. The porches are relatively shallow and have a moulded frame with a hood. The one on the Frijbuorren has a moulded roof dormer with a small pediment-like apex and double French doors; the balcony in the front on van Galemawei has been removed. The central projections are flanked on each side by two six-pane windows with rounded corners; those on the Galemawei side have shutters. Three natural stone steps provide access to the parsonage. The wooden front door has panels and cast-iron decorative grilles.

In the west facade there is a six-pane window with shutters and a wooden door with cast-iron decorative grilles and a tree of life in the fanlight. Three brick steps provide access here. In the north facade there is a six-pane window, a (renovated) wooden door and a (renovated) window. The layout of the INTERIOR is largely original. The wide hallway is accessed via the wide wooden front door, which is provided on the inside with a wooden revolving door consisting of panels that can be folded open and closed. The hallway runs from front to back and provides access on the left and right to symmetrically placed rooms. In the hallway are large marble tiles; the stucco ceiling is executed with moulding and a diamond-shaped stucco motif around the light. The wide wooden, double panelled door at the rear has a cast-iron decoration in the fanlight and glass panels with cast-iron decorative grilles.

An arch separates the front and rear sections of the building. The wide wooden staircase with cast-iron strings, which leads to the first floor, is located in the rear section. The first two doors on the left and right provide access to the front rooms. The doors are decorated with a plastered frame with scroll. In the front rooms, among other things, the original stucco ceilings are still present, the marble fireplaces, the wooden windowsills and the wide, folding panel shutters in front of the tall windows. Halfway along the hallway is the stairs to the upper floor on the right and a small landing with a closet; on the left a small room with fitted cabinetry. Two opposite arches provide access to the rooms at the rear.

The first floor is partly attic and partly arranged as sleeping accommodation.

Valuation

The parsonage at the Frijbuorren at Mantgum, built in 1870 in eclecticism style, is of general cultural-historical and architectural-historical importance:

- as a particular expression of a socio-cultural development;

- by virtue of the balanced and qualitatively high-standard original design;

- by virtue of the ornamentation and the use of materials;

- by virtue of the original and still current function (namely parsonage), which is strongly connected with its location within the village centre, opposite the church;

- as an essential component of a larger whole within the protected townscape, which is of cultural-historical, architectural-historical and urban-planning importance at national level;

- by virtue of its situation within the protected townscape, connected with the development and expansion of the region and the village;

- for the appearance of the region and the entire village;

- by virtue of the historic-spatial relationship with the development of the village's structure;

- by virtue of the substantial architectural integrity of the exterior, in relation to the visual and structural integrity of the protected townscape.