Vitihof

English translation

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Description

Introduction

Detached VILLA 'Vitihof', with IRONWORK FENCE, built in 1890 for the Brummen mayor P. de Wijs. The building is constructed in Neo-Renaissance style and stands out due to the richly applied plasterwork and richly ornamented elements such as the greenhouses and the canopy of the entrance.

The distinguished Burgemeester de Wijslaan (formerly called Dwars-Allee), planted with a double row of oak trees, forms the eastern boundary of the Klein Engelenburg estate. The avenue is part of the nineteenth-century expansion of the village of Brummen and is built up on one side, with predominantly detached residential houses. These houses overlook the estate. The villa is surrounded by a garden with lawns, gravel paths and some old trees and has a simple wrought-iron FENCE with double swing gates on the street side. The villa is largely in its original state. However, during a recent renovation/restoration, floor heating has been installed in the house, whereby floors have been replaced as well as elements such as the stucco ceilings have been partially reconstructed. At the rear of the building, a new greenhouse-like extension has been added for the kitchen.

Description

VILLA of two storeys, a basement and an attic storey on a complex ground plan. The complex, partly truncated hipped roof is covered with damped flat Frisian tiles. In the roof sections there are a few dormer windows executed in Neo-Renaissance style and some non-original roof windows. Water drainage takes place via a moulded gutter, which has clamps along the front facade, but halfway along the side facades changes to a simpler gutter. The facades are built in red brick, laid in a cross bond and have a high base zone which on the front facade is partly provided with decorative brickwork. Plasterwork is frequently applied within the facades, among other things in the form of corner pilasters and string courses, which on the front facade are provided with diamond points. Furthermore, there are plastered drip mouldings at the height of the window sills and broad string courses mark the divisions of the storeys. Predominantly the T-sash window (first storey) is used and the casement window with fanlight (upper floor). These windows are predominantly closed at the top with a brick segmental arch, provided with plastered voussoirs and abutments with deeply recessed brickwork provided with decorative masonry. On the front facade these arch closings are considerably more richly executed, with voussoirs in the form of satyr heads and with small diamond points between the decorative masonry of the brick rings. The facades are closed under the gutter with a running cornice frieze, which on the front facade is provided with decorative brickwork with diamond points as already described. The asymmetrically arranged FRONT FACADE consists on the right of a projecting gable section with one above the other a single-pane sash window and a casement window, as already described. The window in the first storey has under the segmental arch an architrave carried by ornamented consoles. The window on the upper floor has a fully plastered barrel vault. In the corner of the two gable sections, three stone steps lead to the entrance. This has a canopy ornamented in exuberant Neo-Renaissance style, with a support structure consisting of an ornamented stile and diagonally placed braces. The lean-to roof is provided with a triangular roof window and is covered with slate. The panelled door has a window behind lattice work. To the left of the entrance, the name of the villa is inscribed on a string course. On the first storey there is a casement window as described and on the upper floor a balcony, with a heavily ornamented support structure and balustrade. The balcony is a reconstruction of the original. The double balcony door under single-pane fanlight is closed by an ornamented arch as described. In both front roof sections there is a dormer window with four-pane casement window. The right dormer has pilasters with ears and a pediment under a gabled roof and the similar but smaller dormer on the left is crowned by an inswinging four-sided spire. Against the RIGHT SIDE FACADE on the left is a wooden greenhouse under a lean-to roof. The greenhouse is built up from a low, solid parapet with casements and above it windows, including multi-pane round-arch windows. The greenhouse has a non-original door. Far right in the facade there is a single-pane sash window with 12-pane fanlight under a round arch. On the upper floor in the same vertical axis is the same narrow window, now without glazing bars in the fanlight. Furthest left is a window as already described. In the roof section there are, apart from a few non-original roof windows, an original dormer with pilasters and pediment as already described. The LEFT SIDE FACADE has approximately in the middle a slightly projecting risalit in which on the first storey the modest side entrance is placed next to a barred window. For the benefit of the stairwell above it, spanning two storeys, there is a round-arch window section. This section consists of a round-arch two-light window in the lower zone and above it a window ending in a trefoil arch. The window is provided with wooden frames and completely filled with leaded glass. The risalit is flanked on the left side by a vertical row of four small barred windows, for the benefit of the toilet spaces. On the left is a shallow wooden greenhouse with solid underpanels and double panelled doors. On the right a six-pane sash window provided with attached shutters. On the upper floor, to the left and right of the risalit, there are blank windows, closed with segmental arches. The REAR FACADE consists of a projecting right section with a non-original extension executed in the style of the other greenhouses. In the left gable section is an original greenhouse, as described in the right side facade, with an original drip moulding along the roof edge. On the upper floor there is in the right gable section a T-sash window with venetian blinds and in the left gable section a narrower sash window with venetian blinds. Furthermore, above the left greenhouse there is a simple wooden balcony with double balcony doors under a single-pane fanlight. The arrangement of the INTERIOR is largely in its original state and consists of a spacious basement and a ground floor with rooms en suite in the right aisle. On the upper floor there are bedrooms. The building still possesses many original and valuable interior elements such as a marble floor and skirting boards in the hallway and wooden panelled internal doors with wooden frames. The door of the draught lobby has a particularly richly executed frame in the form of pilasters that bear an architrave. On this architrave is a Renaissance gate with a triangular pediment, which forms the frame for a round-arch fanlight filled with leaded glass. The wooden main staircase has a stair rail ornamented in Neo-Renaissance style. In the hallway there are furthermore ornamented beam consoles and in the rooms en suite, partly reconstructed, stucco ceilings. In the living and sleeping rooms there are both marble and wooden fireplace mantels, some of which are provided with tilework.

The garden is bounded on the street side by a simple wrought-iron FENCE with double swing gates.

Valuation

Detached VILLA with FENCE built by order of mayor P. De Wijs in 1890

-Of architectural-historical value as a fine and good example of a villa from the end of the previous century, built in a rich Neo-Renaissance style. The villa stands out due to high-quality aesthetic qualities in interior and exterior, such as the varied use of materials and the rich ornamental detail (among other things a richly detailed balcony and canopy).

-Of urban planning value as an essential part of the eastern street frontage of the Burgemeester de Wijslaan, which is built up with distinguished villas and is part of the nineteenth-century expansion of the village of Brummen. The villa plays a visually defining role here through its appearance (it is the most richly executed villa).

-Of cultural-historical value as a good typological example of a late nineteenth-century residence, built for a well-to-do family in a Dutch village. This purpose is evident from the richly executed facades of the building and from the internal structure of the house, which contains large living rooms, spacious basement areas and generously appointed bedrooms.