Woonhuis, Peperstraat 10

English translation

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Description

Introduction.

The TOWNHOUSE is located on the eastern side of the Peperstraat in the centre of 's-Hertogenbosch. The townhouse is built attached on both sides to the neighbouring properties. The building was constructed in 1909 on commission of Mrs. E. van Zinnicq-Bergman, designed by the 's-Hertogenbosch architectural firm K.C. Suyling en zonen. The townhouse displays the formal language of the Um 1800 style. From the 1960s onwards it served as the official residence for the burgemasters of 's-Hertogenbosch. During this period the building was extended at the rear with a multi-sided enclosed garden room. In the 1990s a skylight was installed in the hall.

Description.

The partially cellaraged townhouse has a rectangular floor plan with an extension at the rear on a polygonal floor plan. On the front two storeys under a gabled roof covered with slates, at the rear three storeys under a flat roof. Profiled gutter on corbels. Roof dormer with mirror-arched cornice above the front facade. The facades are constructed in machine-made brick. In the front facade a hard stone plinth and pilaster capitals. The rear facade is whitewashed. The front facade of the townhouse shows a pilaster articulation and is finished with a cornice. The facade has four bays. In the rightmost bay the entrance arrangement, consisting of a panelled door with a tall twelve-light fanlight. Curved calf with dentil moulding. Low hard stone step. Above this a hard stone balcony with wrought iron ornamental railing. Double opening glazed balcony doors with six-light fanlight. On the ground floor sash windows with nine-light fanlight. On the upper floor sash windows with six-light fanlight. Fanlights fitted with leaded glass. In the breastworks below the windows of the first floor casements with ornamental brickwork. The wall recesses between the pilasters are finished at the top with dentil moulding. The rear facade is fitted with T-windows with leaded glass fanlight. On the ground floor left a rear entrance, consisting of a glazed door with fanlight. To the right of this, at the location of the salon/garden room two double glazed garden doors. Right the multi-sided enclosed extension for a garden room from around 1960. Above this a French balcony. In the interior the original disposition has been largely maintained. On the ground floor a spacious hall, preceded by a vestibule. To the left of this a front room and kitchen. At the rear of the house the salon and garden room. Above the kitchen a light shaft. In the interior a number of original elements remain, including: in the vestibule a draught door with etched glass and etched fanlight. In various rooms panelled doors and profiled door surrounds. In the front room a simple stucco ceiling. Coffered ceiling in salon, wooden staircase with woodcarving in the balusters and newels.

Valuation.

The townhouse is of general importance. The townhouse has cultural-historical value as a distinctive expression of a socio-economic development: it is representative of the luxurious residential building with townhouses around the Parade and the Peperstraat. The townhouse possesses architectural-historical value as a well-preserved example of the Um 1800 style and because of the place it holds in the varied oeuvre of the 's-Hertogenbosch architect K.C. Suyling. The townhouse possesses ensemble value because of the importance of the property for the character of the inner city of 's-Hertogenbosch. The townhouse is finally of importance because of its integrity.