Kasteel, buitenplaats, Kasteellaan 2

English translation

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Description

Description component 1:

CASTLE, originally 14th century; current building block and tower 17th century; later alterations and additions; completely burned down in 1969; brick building on rectangular ground plan; two storeys on high basement; surrounding hipped roof with slate and four corner chimneys; on the western side facade, on the northwest corner a square tower under a tent roof bent at the base; one storey higher than the house; rear facade (south) with central projecting section under adjoining lower hipped roof; front facade of main block symmetrical, five bays wide; entrance section with natural stone double outdoor staircase with entrance below; 14 steps on both sides; rich wrought-iron balustrade and railings; main entrance with sandstone surround of wide cornice on half-columns; richly carved fanlight, 18th century. In 1880 the outer facades were buttressed and modified in neo-Renaissance manner and extended rearwards to the design of P. Snickers. Windows on the bel-étage 8-light; on the storey 6-light; three roof dormers.

Valuation:

CASTLE of general importance by reason of age by reason of the fine 18th-century entrance section with outdoor staircase by reason of the distinctive and characteristic facade changes and additions of 1880 by Snickers