Militair verblijfsgebouw, Herenweg 1

English translation

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Description

Cluster 26. Fort Keeper's Dwelling.

NEW HOLLANDIC WATER LINE

Introduction

FORT KEEPER'S DWELLING as a component of the complex Work at Maarsseveen. Because most forts and other (defensive works located outside built-up areas) - when there was no question of mobilisation or exercises - had no garrison of military personnel, in many cases there was a separate dwelling or other type of shelter for a manager or keeper. Sometimes such a dwelling or shelter also had another function, such as that of a lock keeper's or bridge keeper's dwelling. As regards the location of a keeper's dwelling, there are no clear standards; the building material used varies, but usually brick or wood is applied. The fort keeper's dwelling at the Work at Maarsseveen is located on the west side of the fort, in the angle of the Maarsseveensevaart and the Herenweg on an enlarged plot of land within the former outer ground.

Description

FORT KEEPER'S DWELLING, dating from circa 1877-1878, of the Work at Maarsseveen, located on the west side of the fort, in the angle of the Maarsseveensevaart and the Herenweg. The whitewashed brick dwelling is a single-storey building on a rectangular floor plan, covered by a gabled roof laid with half-round tiles, with a masonry chimney on both ends. The southwest (principal) facade is symmetrically arranged with entrance with stoep under a fanlight and on both sides two windows divided by glazing bars. The arrangement of the southeast gable has been altered and extensions have been added to the northeast facade.

Valuation

The FORT KEEPER'S DWELLING of the Work at Maarsseveen is of general importance because of:

* Cultural-historical values as part of the Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie as designed by C.R.T. Kraijenhoff and in initial construction from 1815 by him, Jan Blanken and Major-Engineer Willem Offerhaus and subsequently by others for approximately 125 years reinforced and improved.

* Architectural-historical values, in particular as an expression of building related to military-strategic building practice, which is based on: a. the system of inundation and defence in depth (19th century), b. the race with increasingly powerful offensive weapons (19th century).

This concerns a component from the period 1871-1886, namely a fort keeper's dwelling from 1877-1878.

* Ensemble values and situational values as part of the Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie. Also because of the functional and physical coherence with the other components of the complex and because of the characteristic location on the throat side of the fort.

* The component is representative because it is an example of a fort keeper's dwelling set up at a defensive work.

* The component is reasonably well preserved because the main form and building technical detailing, as well as various components have remained intact.