Woonhuis, Kastanjelaan 7

English translation

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Description

Introduction

Block of two TOWNHOUSES, of which no. 9 with IRONWORK FENCE, built around 1880 in eclectic style. The front facades show great similarity to each other. The differences concern the location of the balconies, the facade detailing of the third storey, the presence or absence of venetian blinds and the state of maintenance.

The townhouses are located in the eastern facade wall of the Kastanjelaan precisely at the point where the building line is offset. The houses are set back compared to the left neighbouring building and therefore possess shallow front gardens. The Kastanjelaan is one of the more important streets in the Spijkerkwartier, a residential district laid out largely in the last quarter of the 19th century, of which the southern part is built predominantly with townhouses. The Spijkerkwartier takes its name from the estate "Geldersch Spijker", which originally lay here. In the Kastanjelaan there still stand two hardstone gate posts belonging to the entrance of the estate, of which the house lay on the spot where the intersection of the Parkstraat with the Prins Hendrikstraat now lies. The last proprietor of the estate sold her possession in stages to the municipality of Arnhem, which subsequently had it built upon by private individuals.

Description:

Block of two white-plastered TOWNHOUSES on a rectangular ground plan with two rectangular extensions at the rear. The buildings contain a basement and three storeys, with the third storey being considerably lower than the first and second storey. The extensions at the rear possess two storeys. Between the extensions there are two conservatories. In front of the basement spaces beneath the conservatories there are sunken rooms. Each building individually possesses an attic under a hipped roof with restrained Dutch tiles, in which simple small roof windows are incorporated. Between both roofs there are two brick chimneys, partly plastered.

The facades are plastered and partly painted white. At no. 9 the front and rear facades are painted white, at no. 7 only the front facade.

The FRONT FACADES are articulated horizontally by a plastered projecting plinth, a drip moulding and a decorative band in high relief at the level of respectively the sills and fanlights of the windows of the first storey, a stringcourse between the first and second storey and drip mouldings at the level of respectively the fanlights of the second storey and the railings of the French balconies of the third storey. The facades are terminated by a main cornice with a moulded cornice.

The FRONT FACADE of the block is arranged almost symmetrically, the facade arrangement of each building individually is asymmetrical in the first storey and symmetrical in the second and third storey. The buildings are three window bays wide. The doors are located on the exterior. The doors and windows of the first storey are located in shallow arched niches with ornamented voussoirs. The doors are placed in frames on hardstone thresholds, which are provided with broad, moulded sills with rounded corners at the bottom and arched fanlights. No. 9 possesses a panelled door with two panes and cast-iron grilles. With the panelled door of no. 7 the centre post has been removed at the panes and the grilles are absent. In front of the door lies a hardstone step. In the plinth there are arched basement windows with tilting windows and wrought-iron railings.

The windows in the first storey are arched and at no. 9 provided with sash windows and venetian blinds with a fixed upper section, which covers approximately half of the fanlight. The lower slats of the venetian blinds can be folded outward. With the windows of no. 7 a fixed sill was later added and the venetian blinds are absent. Below the windows there are recessed fields, in which at no. 9 three Saint Andrew's crosses in high relief are incorporated.

The balconies are located at the level of the second storey. No. 9 possesses a balcony the full width of the facade, which rests on four ornamented corbels and a balustrade consisting of worked wooden posts, ornamented cast-iron railings and a moulded list. No. 7 possesses two balconies on ornamented corbels of the same type, which are provided with wooden corner posts with casements and richly ornamented cast-iron railings. Double balcony doors with arched fanlights provide access to the balconies. The doors of no. 9 are provided with arched venetian blinds. Between the two balcony doors of no. 7 there is an arched window provided with a T-sash window and a recessed field with diamond heads at the bottom. The upper part of the fanlights possesses a moulded frame with ornamented voussoirs, which runs over into a drip moulding.

In the third storey no. 9 possesses three French balconies, consisting of double panelled doors with rounded upper corners, cast-iron railings with wooden list and venetian blinds. The outer doors possess an eyebrow arch with a curl, the middle door a frame with projecting corners and an ornament, which intersects the architrave line, in the centre. At no. 7 the balcony doors have been replaced by windows and the lower part has been closed off. The frame is virtually the same as at no. 9. At no. 7 the eyebrow arches, however, possess right angles.

The RIGHT SIDE FACADE possesses a window with a three-part frame and three segmental arch-ended 2-pane windows. The facade is terminated by a wooden list. On the right there is a modified small gate to the rear garden.

The LEFT SIDE FACADE has not been inspected. On the left there is an arched wooden small gate to the rear garden.

The REAR FACADES possess straight-finished, partly coupled windows, provided with T-sash windows in the first and second storey and 4-pane tilting windows in the third storey. The conservatory of no. 9 consists of wooden elements with panels and single- or 2-pane windows and fanlights. The conservatory of no. 7 appears to have been modified. The FRONT GARDEN of no. 9 is separated from the pavement by a simple wrought-iron fence on a brick plinth wall. At no. 7 the fence is absent.

The REAR GARDENS are fairly deep and are separated from each other by a brick wall, terminated by a roll moulding, which with an inward and outward curving movement upwards, connects to the wall between the conservatories.

The INTERIOR of no. 9 is still largely in its original state as regards layout and finish. On the ground floor the following have been preserved: the vestibule with marble floor, skirting boards and step treads, marbled wainscotting, ornamented stucco ceiling, shoulder-arch-ended stucco panels with curls and a richly worked draught-door assembly, consisting of a multi-pane panelled door with upper and side lights provided with muslin glass; the hallway with marble floor and skirting boards and a two-armed dogleg staircase with wainscotting and a handrail consisting of a claw, cast-iron balusters and a moulded handrail; two rooms en suite and a conservatory separated from each other by two pairs of sliding doors, two black marble fireplaces and richly ornamented stucco ceilings. In the cellar is the kitchen with fireplace, wall cupboards with multi-pane doors and a granite worktop. On the first floor two black marbled wooden fireplaces and a set of four stucco ceilings have been preserved. On the second floor all doors and their frames are painted. Throughout the building panelled doors in moulded frames have been preserved.

The interior of no. 7 has not been inspected.

Valuation:

Block of two TOWNHOUSES, of which no. 9 with IRONWORK FENCE, built around 1880 in eclectic style.

- Of architectural-historical importance as a good and well-preserved example of a block of townhouses in eclectic style with particular aesthetic and partly rare qualities in the front facade such as good proportions, rich ornamentation and at no. 9 the presence of a balcony the full width of the facade and the original venetian blinds.

- Of urban-planning importance as part of the eastern facade wall of the Kastanjelaan precisely at the point where the building line is offset. The Kastanjelaan is one of the more important streets in the Spijkerkwartier, a residential district laid out largely in the last quarter of the 19th century, of which the southern part is built predominantly with townhouses.