Huize Elisabeth

English translation

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Description

Introduction

The Van Bergen IJzendoornpark, named after alderman mr. A.A. van Bergen IJzendoorn (died 1895), was laid out in 1901. In 1899 merchant and grocer A.J. Vos purchased a plot of land with a house at the edge of the park, at the intersection of the Piersonweg and the Winterdijk. His son A.J.J. Vos, paper manufacturer, demolished the existing buildings in 1919. Subsequently, he had the The Hague architect J. Duynstee design a new RESIDENTIAL HOUSE in a style related to the Amsterdam School style in the same year. The name of the house, which is stated on a panel on the northwest facade, is Huize Elisabeth. In the northeast facade there is a sandstone foundation stone with the text: "On the 21st of April 1920 this stone was laid by A.J.J. Vos jr aged 12 years".

The house has served among other things as a doctor's residence and for the training of nurses. The archbishop Simonis was presumably born here. The figures with the laughing lions at the entrance would refer to the relationship of the client with the neighbours at the time living in 'Villa Honk' on Van Beveringhlaan 38. The lions laugh at the neighbours, because the new villa obstructs their view over water and park. The terrace on the southwest side was built over the water along the Winterdijk.

The original light fixtures in the hall, drawing room and dining room belong to the house and pass from owner to owner.

N.B. All windows and conservatory/balcony doors are fitted with storm windows.

Description

The house is constructed from brickwork in English bond from an almost rectangular floor plan and consists of a basement, two storeys and a roof storey under a hipped roof covered with red Dutch tiles; on each roof slope there is a roof dormer covered with tiles fitted with multi-pane casement windows. In the middle of the ridge there is a brick chimney. The roof has a substantial eave overhang all around, which is fitted with a wooden gutter and gutter moulding.

The symmetrical front facade facing the Piersonweg, three bays wide, contains in the middle the projecting entrance, above which the substantially projecting canopy above the porch is fitted with a half hipped roof covered with tiles and a wooden moulding. On the roof of the canopy small pillars are built on either side decorated with sandstone sculptures depicting grinning lions. In front of the entrance there is a brick stoop with five steps, fitted with a floor in red and turquoise tiles. On either side of the stoop are brick walls built with wooden flower boxes. The white-painted front door is detailed in Amsterdam School style and fitted with two hexagonal panes. The door has two sidelights, which are fitted with coloured leaded glass and a hardstone threshold and sprockets. The sidelights have double brick weathering courses. A hardstone letterbox has been installed. Above the entrance are the four leaded glass windows of the stairwell. Around these windows the facade is decorated with decorative brickwork. On either side of the entrance there is a right-closed cross window with four-pane fanlight and on the storey two coupled, right-closed eight-pane windows. The two basement windows (left and right) have four-pane tilt windows with theft bars and ventilating panes. These right-closed windows are closed off with a double vertical stretching course.

The symmetrical southwest facade on the Winterdijk is similarly divided into three parts. In the middle is the conservatory with the balcony above it. The brick facades are decorated with decorative brickwork at the conservatory, the balcony and at the corners. In the middle is the conservatory extension in the form of a semi-octagon. The conservatory consists entirely of windows with fanlights and in the middle double opening terrace doors. On either side of the conservatory there are also double opening terrace doors with sidelights and fanlights. The thresholds and sprockets are all executed in hardstone. The courses consist of standing stretchers. At the balcony three windows are realized, with two fixed panes and one casement window. On either side three coupled eight-pane windows are fitted. The terrace adjoining the southwest facade is built over the water - in decorative bond. Around the terrace is a wall built, which is connected to the facades, and fitted with 'small towers' on which copper lanterns are placed.

The southeast facade consists of a right part with a (side) entrance and a projecting left bay. The entrance consists of a brick stoop with walls and wooden flower boxes, a door and a wooden canopy with flat roof. The door has six panes and sidelights with coloured glass and a theft bar. Above the canopy are four two-part windows, of which the lintels consist of two built-up courses with vertical stretchers. On the storey windows are detailed in the same way with decorative brickwork in the wall plane between them. In the projecting part - with stepped, projecting, decoratively built corners - there are three basement windows at basement level and on the first and second storey three windows. All windows have brick weathering courses. The roof dormer is equipped with two six-pane windows. In the left part of the northwest facade there are three tilt windows with ventilating panes and theft bars at basement level, on the first storey an elongated leaded glass window and on the storey a panel with the name of the house. In the projecting right part there is a conservatory extension with flat roof, coupled windows, double opening garden doors and fanlights. On the storey three windows with brick weathering courses are realized.

In the INTERIOR, among other things the spatial arrangement which is completely symmetrical is important: from the basement, which is located under the entire house, the two living storeys (bel étage and storey) up to and including the attic storey. The entrance with vestibule and hall is located centrally in the building. On the southwest side is a conservatory. On either side of the conservatory are octagonal rooms, namely the dining room and the drawing room. On either side of the large hall are respectively the kitchen and a study. On the storey the landing surrounding the void is located centrally. Above the conservatory are respectively the bathroom and the balcony. On either side of them are substantial bedrooms. Bedrooms are also located on the northeast side on either side of the hall. A carefully detailed wooden staircase leads to the attic storey, where there are various bedrooms, including rooms for servants.

In the well-preserved interior there are among other things stucco ceilings with strict geometric mouldings, panelled doors with original hinges and latches and six-pane and coloured leaded glass fanlights in Art Deco style. The vestibule is fitted with marble wainscoting, sprockets and thresholds and also wooden boarding. In the fully boarded hall there is an alcove with a brick chimney in decorative bond and wooden benches on either side. The floor in the hall consists of tiles in a decorative bond in grey, black and red. In the hall is an open, carefully detailed, fully boarded stairwell with a wooden flight of stairs. The detailing of the stair treads, balustrade and newel posts is executed in Art Deco style. The staircase is fitted with wooden handrails in brass grips. The ceiling consists of coffered panels. In the dining room there are among other things three (four-pane) leaded glass windows with flower and fruit motifs. In the drawing room there is wooden boarding and a bay-like extension (in the form of a semi-hexagon). In the conservatory is the original oak floor. The wall between hall and conservatory consists of a door with sidelights, fitted with panes of coloured glass and above the whole fanlights, fitted with coloured leaded glass. In the room at the north corner there is a chimney in Art Deco style and wooden boarding up to and including door height. The toilet between drawing room and this room is largely in original condition with a granite floor, tile wainscoting and a porcelain washbasin. The kitchen is fitted with a granite floor, granite thresholds and sprockets and a wooden frame of the former chimney.

In the basement there is among other things a wine cellar with original wine racks.

Assessment

The residential house with associated interior at Van Bergen IJzendoornpark 22 is of general importance because of its cultural-historical and architectural value.

- as a representative early 20th-century example of a building style and period related to the Amsterdam School and because of its characteristic detailing and use of materials.

- as an example from the oeuvre of The Hague architect J. Duynstee.

- because of its location in the Van Bergen IJzendoornpark and because of the functional-spatial relationship with the other buildings in the park, the villa has urban planning and ensemble value.

- because of the well-preserved main form, detailing and interior. Moreover, the free setting in the park and on the Winterdijk is unaltered.