Woonhuis, Kloosterplein 1

English translation

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Description

Introduction

MANSION in eclectic style, 1910, built at the commission of notary Van Vessem. The building is situated in the historic city centre of Sittard, on the site of a former chapter house from 1664 and forms part of the closed building development of the Oude Markt.

Description

Distinctive mansion in two STOREYS, with basement and attic storey on a U-shaped floor plan in its main form. Perpendicular to the northern part of the rear facade there is an extension of two or one storey under a flat roof, in which the toilet and bathroom facilities were housed. Perpendicular to the southern part of the rear facade an extension of two bays, terminated by a tower in four storeys. The main volume with the southern extension is covered by a hipped roof with slates in shingle pattern on the roof face facing the street, slates in Maas pattern on the roof plane on the rear. The tower has a hipped roof with slates in shingle pattern. Each bay in both front and rear facades is terminated by a roof dormer. On the front facade these are alternating round oeil-de-boeuf windows in a zinc frame with diamond-point plus finial; two dormers with round stucco pediment in which a shell motif, finial, claw brackets in brick and stucco and a rectangular wooden T-window. On the rear facades dormers with round wooden pediments, small wooden claw brackets and rectangular, vertically divided windows. The roof dormer on the southern extension, in the joint with the tower, has been replaced by a large dormer with five windows. Gutters on consoles, above the front facade provided with block-tooth ornaments.

The FRONT FACADE has a hardstone plinth with imitation rustication, a blind segmental-arch-shaped cellar opening per bay with stretcher. The plinth is terminated by a sill moulding on consoles. The facade is built in red pressed brick and provided with stuccoed band courses, partly with diamond-point motifs; stuccoed window frames with cornices and architrave mouldings; stuccoed balusters under the window sills of the second storey; a cornice with stuccoed gutter consoles and cassette motifs. The mansion has a virtually symmetrical FRONT FACADE in seven bays. Central in the front facade is a slightly projecting entrance section with double, segmental-arch-shaped wooden panel doors in a segmental-arch-shaped stucco frame. The doors have a cross-shaped arrangement of glass panels. Above this, on the second storey, a rounded substantial oriel with wooden window frames, leaded fanlights, shell-shaped stuccoed oriel floor, stuccoed balustrade with frame mouldings, a slate canopy with hood gutter on consoles. The central axis terminates in a neck gable in brick and stucco with claw brackets and is crowned with a triple pediment with urn. Stuccoed shell motifs with construction year indication "Anno" and "1910". On either side of the central axis gable sections each with three window axes. These contain segmental-arch-shaped wooden windows with fanlight. On the second storey the windows have ornamented vertical mullions and leaded fanlights. In the bay at the far right there is a second entrance consisting of a segmental-arch-shaped wooden panel door with grillwork, fanlight and four hardstone steps.

A flagpole in the second bay of the right gable section.

The REAR FACADE is entirely plastered with stucco and provided with gutter consoles, window frames with quoin stones, sill mouldings, pilasters and block-tooth decorations. On the north side the extension of two or one storey under a flat roof. The two-storey volume is two bays wide, the one-storey volume narrows to one bay. The rear facade between the northern extension and the southern extension with tower has two window axes. The southern extension is two bays wide and narrows in the tower section to one bay. This tower has in the fourth storey an open gallery, round arch openings with wrought-iron balustrade and a truncated tower roof. In the first storey the rear facade is predominantly provided with rectangular double wooden cross windows, a basket-arch-shaped window frame, rectangular wooden rear windows. On the second storey predominantly rectangular wooden T-windows. A few rectangular wooden doors, some with vertically divided fanlight.

The building has a richly decorated INTERIOR of which the layout has been largely preserved intact. In this interior are of particular importance the rooms-in-suite with sliding doors; the stucco frames and ceiling ornaments in Jugendstil, especially on the ground floor and in the corridors; some fireplace frames; the corridors with marble floors and marbled wall panelling; the panel doors in frames; the stuccoed corridor pilasters; the double doors of the entrance hall with leaded glass and etched glass; the floor and wall tiles in the kitchen area; the stairwell.

Valuation

The mansion at Kloosterplein 1 is of architectural-historical value because of the building style, the high-quality aesthetic qualities of the design, the exceptional use of materials, the ornamentation and because of the exceptional coherence between exterior and interior. The mansion is an important component of the protected townscape of Sittard, is connected through its situation on the Oude Markt with the development of the historic city centre and is of special significance for the appearance of the city. The building has a high degree of integrity of both exterior and interior and is important in relation to the structural and visual integrity of the urban environment. Moreover, the mansion has a supraregional rarity value from an architectural-historical perspective. The mansion represents general public interest because of the totality of the aforementioned values.