Historische aanleg, Noordereinde bij 50

English translation

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Description

Introduction

HISTORICAL PARK AND GARDEN LAYOUT of the country estate "Sperwershof". The estate was laid out on a rectangular plot established in the first half of the 17th century, separated by plot ditches from the estate "Boekesteyn" on the north side, on the south side (partly) by the Ankeveensepad and on the west side by the Noordereinde. On the east side the plot is bounded by the Oude Meentweg.

The estate is located in the protected village view of 's-Graveland.

Description

The park and garden layout consists of three compartments from west to east. On the west side the garden layout around the 20th-century villa development designed by H. Copijn from 1888 in the English Landscape style. In the southwest corner the originally 18th-century vegetable garden, still partly surrounded by narrow ditches and on the north side by the garden wall. East of the park wood an area of open pasture with solitary tree groups and near the Oude Meentweg the allotment garden area.

The site is accessible from the Noordereinde via a dam over the plot ditch which leads to a straight beech avenue: the original drive to the 18th-century house. To the right of the beech avenue lies the vegetable garden, separated by a ditch. To the left of the beech avenue and at its end stretches the English landscape garden. The garden is characterized by a system of winding paths, enclosed plantings and vistas over the open pasture. Opposite the dam which provides access to the vegetable garden lies the drive to the most westerly residence (the coach house originally stood here). From this house a winding path leads to the tennis court, which is laid out behind a tree-lined verge. North of the residence lies a small landing stage on the plot ditch with brick steps and natural stone quoins. The beech avenue transitions at the level of the east boundary of the vegetable garden into the winding drive to the second residence, situated on the site of the 19th-century villa. From all sides of the residence wind the winding paths through grassland, planted with tree groups, including conifers, beeches, oaks, maples, chestnuts, acacias and rhododendrons. The vistas from the residence include those towards the east, northeast and southeast. Near the residence lies a wooden bridge over the northern plot ditch. Some sections of the winding paths on the southeast side are only recognizable in the ground under later vegetation. From the Ankeveensepad the garden is accessible near two distinctive beeches on either side of a winding path. The Ankeveensepad is bounded on the north side at the level of this garden by a linden hedge in front of the plot ditch, a tree row with oaks and shelterwood.

The solitary tree groups in the pasture, on the east side partly bounded by a ditch, comprise from north to south: chestnuts, beeches, lindens and oaks. Along the Ankeveensepad oaks.

To the east lie the allotment gardens between a ditch and the Oude Meentweg.

Valuation

The historical park and garden layout of the estate "Sperwershof" is of general importance because of its cultural and garden-historical value as a largely intact preserved landscape park layout designed by H. Copijn from 1888 in relation to the buildings and the open pasture with tree groups and the allotment garden area. The park layout also has situational value as a structurally and visually defining component of the protected village view of 's-Graveland.