De grote Bloemheuvel

English translation

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Description

Introduction

The former farmhouse combined with hospitality establishment called 'De Grote Bloemheuvel', originally formed part of the development surrounding Maarsbergen castle. The farmhouse dates in its present form from the 18th century. In 1889 the farmhouse was rebuilt on the orders of jhr. Mr. K.A.G. de Beaufort. In doing so, the left aisle of the front house was extended to form a substantial building component of two storeys with a roof. This created the L-shaped floor plan and the asymmetrical front façade. It is possible that there was previously already an extended cellar with a chamber above ("krukhuis") and that this was enlarged to the present configuration. A cellar is not currently found.

Description

Farmhouse combined with hospitality establishment from the early 18th century, located at the corner of the Woudenbergseweg and the intersection with the Tuindorpweg/Haarweg. Around the farmhouse is a spacious yard. This is bordered by tall trees. Behind the farmhouse on the left stands a pigsty of relatively recent date (20th century a/b). The farmhouse was built as a three-aisled hall house and as such remains clearly recognisable in its main structure both in the residential part and in the barn. In the front house the party wall is still fitted with a large fireplace. On the right-hand side are two small, low rooms. Behind the party wall lies a transverse corridor and behind that is the barn section. The roof is tiled, but is currently in very poor condition, especially at the height of the barn section. The left aisle of the front house was extended to form a substantial building of two storeys with a tile-covered roof, thus creating an L-shaped floor plan. The grey-rendered front façade is asymmetrical in arrangement due to the extension, with a low, sloping side on the right-hand side and a two-storey part with straight gutter line on the left-hand side. The front door is located in the old part of the farmhouse. To the left of this are two large windows on the ground floor fitted with sash windows and shutters. On the right, one large and one smaller window. On the upper floor a small window in the old part and larger ones in the extension. The right-hand side façade and the rear façade are unplastered and show the original brickwork, although the side façade is currently in very poor condition, especially at the height of the barn section. At the height of the front house there is an extended external toilet. The arrangement of the rear façade is symmetrical with cleanly-built rounded arches for the three doors and the hay loft. On either side of the large central door are round windows. Given the truncated top, the roof would have ended here in a half-hipped roof. The extension is plastered all around. The architectural accent lies on the side gable with elements such as rusticated corner pilasters, decoration above the windows and doors and a trellis motif at the top. Moreover, between the two windows of the upper floor a large natural stone plaque has been fitted with the arms of Maarsbergen. The roof edge is fitted with simple carved work. On the ground floor are two large glazed doors fitted with shutters. The rear façade of the extension, the small entrance portico located here in the corner and the right-hand side façade are also plastered. Various doors and windows are located here. Within the building, in addition to the main structure, some simple interior details have been preserved in so far as visible, such as an old door to the small front room in the straight side aisle, the fireplace with a bressummer and simple stucco ceiling above the former dining room. The interior of the barn section is currently in very poor condition, the majority of the timber frames are in decay.

Worthiness of Preservation

Farmhouse combined with hospitality establishment ("station coffee house") 'De Grote Bloemheuvel' is of general importance because of:

- architectural-historical values as an example of a locally rare 18th-century three-aisled hall house farmhouse with main structure preserved;

- cultural-historical values because of the development readable from the building of the emergence of a secondary function (hospitality establishment) resulting directly from the location in relation to country roads and the nearby station;

- significant historical and visual ensemble value both in relation to Maarsbergen castle and the location on the main axis of this complex as well as to the directly surrounding buildings such as the farmstead Klein Bloemheuvel, the Dutch Reformed church and the former Merseberch school. In this context, the tall trees along the edges of the yard are also important.