Mouterij, Westerkade 12 A

English translation

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Description

Introduction

Former MALTHOUSE, built in 1862 in sober Eclectic style on the orders of J. Tak. The malthouse is situated on the Westerhaven, dug in 1860, which was laid out for the last major flourishing period (1850-1880) of the (small-scale) Schiedam jenever industry. The malthouse is typologically representative of the housing of this specific production phase of the jenever industry in this period. Characteristic is the symmetrical facade layout with multiple low storeys on which the malt, a semi-finished product for the production of alcohol, was spread on heated tiled floors to germinate.

Note: The front facade at the level of the ground floor has been altered beyond recognition. The first floor level was removed in 1929 for an office. Against the rear is an extension of one storey for which the middle window has been changed into a double door. The characteristic detailing of the windows has been lost in a number of windows. The doors at the level of the second storey and attic storey in the front facade have been widened.

Description

The malthouse has a rectangular floor plan and consists of a high ground floor storey and a low second storey and a high attic storey under a pantile-covered gabled roof with the ridge direction at right angles to the street. The front facade above a hard stone plinth is constructed in red/grey brick and the rear and side facades in yellow IJssel stone. At the level of the first storey there are seven slightly arched windows, crowned by stretcher bond roll mouldings and provided with natural stone drip moulds. The second and third storey each contain in the middle an arched door opening, flanked by three slightly arched windows conforming to those on the first storey. The top gable has under the ridge a tympanum-like triangular spandrel outlined by header bond with in the middle a circular light with an outline of rounded header bond. The facade is finished with a wooden main cornice. At the level of the beam layers, the facade is provided with profiled disc-shaped wall anchors.

In the side facades and rear facade of the building all windows and doors are slightly arched, crowned with stretcher bond roll mouldings and provided with moulded drip moulds or thresholds. The right (eastern) side facade has on the ground floor from left to right seven windows and two doors; at the level of the first, second and attic storey each ten windows. The left (western) side facade has on ground floor eight windows; at the level of the first, second and attic storey each ten windows.

The rear facade has on the ground floor far left a single door and to the right of it five windows; at the level of the first, second and attic storey each seven windows; under the ridge a circular light. The facades are at the level of the beam layers provided with simple wall anchors with straight ties.

The internal structure is determined by a composite beam layer. On the ground floor the double binding beam is supported by two rows of wooden support posts. Also on the first (originally second) storey there are two rows of wooden support posts. The roof truss structure consists of a series of trusses in the form of hanging trusses.

Valuation

Former malthouse, built in sober Eclectic style in 1862, as a characteristic building type for the last major flourishing period (1850-1880) of the (small-scale) Schiedam distilling business of general importance because of its architectural and cultural-historical value, as well as because of its image-determining and ensemble value in relation to the other distilleries and malthouses on the Westerhaven, dug in 1860.