Woonhuis, Hemelrijk 51

English translation

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Description

Introduction

L-shaped house located on an inner courtyard between Bakkerstraat and Weverstraat, created in the third quarter of the 18th century following renovation of probable mid-16th century buildings on the Papagaaigang. Even older wall sections in the basement (14th century). 18th century front facade with richly carved ornaments (Louis XV style) accentuating the door and window section. Remaining detailing largely 19th century. In the interior furthermore a chimney mantel, display cabinet, internal shutters and window sills, kitchen hood, fragment of staircase (all 18th century), roof truss structures (probably 16th-18th century).

The substantial L-shaped house, now in use as a hospitality establishment and residential house, presents in its outward appearance largely an 18th century impression. At its core it concerns a partly late medieval building (mid-15th century), of which the facade on the Papagaaigang and parts of the basements and roof (western section) have been preserved. Meanwhile older wall fragments, probably from the 14th century, were also discovered in the basement. In the basement it appears that the house came into being following the joining together of several smaller transverse houses, located on the Papagaaigang. In the 18th century a drastic renovation followed, in which the main facade came to lie on the south side. Many internal elements date from this period. In the first half of the 19th century some modernisation of the windows and doors. In recent times a low extension was added to the south side of the L-shaped section at the far left.

Description

The premises are located on an inner courtyard on the western side of Bakkerstraat. The rear facade borders on the Papagaaigang, a narrow alley between Bakkerstraat and Weverstraat. The premises possess an L-shaped ground plan. The main component is a rectangular main block with two storeys and a high hipped roof with dampened renewed Dutch tiles and brick chimneys at the ridge ends. Against the left side facade of this is situated a lower L-shaped extension, also with two storeys and an L-shaped hipped roof with the same tiles. This building section was in recent times extended to the south with a single-storey extension with balcony. On the roofs some non-original dormer windows.

Facades built in 18th century brick in English bond and on the main block provided with natural stone plinth (now largely disappeared). This building section possesses a facade five bays wide with symmetrically divided arrangement with the entrance section in the central axis accentuated by means of wooden pilasters with cornice. The window above this is provided with a richly carved wooden surround in Louis XV style and crowned by a shoulder arch-shaped moulding with the inscription "Anno 1557" in a cartouche. In the window a 6-pane sash window. The bays on either side of the central axis possess in both storeys windows with stretchers, roll mouldings at the underside, frames with cyma profiling and 6-pane sash windows. The facade closes at the upper side with an architrave, a plain wooden frieze and a moulded cornice. Below the window at the far right a basement light with cover flap. The rear facade of this building section is plastered and possesses in both storeys large Y- and X-anchors. In the first storey an entrance and some small windows, in the second storey a window with multi-pane sash window.

The L-shaped building section possesses on the side of the Hemelrijk in the south facade a broad entrance with double door and fanlight with diamond-shaped glazing bar pattern. Furthermore in this facade windows with stretchers, roll mouldings at the underside, frames with cyma and 6-pane sash windows. In the eastern facade a second double 2-pane door with 2-pane fanlight, above this a window with double casement window. The rear facade of this building section on the Papagaaigang is built in brick and possesses in the first storey two windows with stretchers, heavy wooden drip mouldings, frames with cyma and 2-pane windows with 3-pane fanlights. In the second storey two windows with frames with ogee profiling and single-pane sash windows. Furthermore an oval window with cross-shaped glazing bars.

In the interior the following are of note: a narrow basement extending over the full width of the premises with barrel vault, located along the facade on the Papagaaigang. The basement is divided by means of cross walls with passages into segments. These cross walls may correspond with the former partition walls of smaller houses previously situated here. The substructure of the vaults dates based on the brick formats to the late Middle Ages. In facade along alley older brickwork (29-30x6-6x13-14, 10 English = 77-79) probably 14th century. The vaults renewed in the 18th century. In the western part of the basement a blocked passage to basement space in the southern part of the premises. In the basements various building traces, basement lights/accesses, etc. Basement run on the east side partly passes under a rear building of Bakkerstraat 74.

Furthermore of note are: in the main room windows with old internal shutters and window sills, fine 18th century marble chimney mantel, 18th century ornamental display cabinet with richly moulded cornice with gold-painted shoulder arch motifs. In the kitchen a hood with moulded breast, old frame with panelled door (18th century). Staircase with 18th century wainscoting with rocaille motifs, moulded handrails. Roof truss structure (18th century) with collar tie roof trusses with mortise and tenon joints. Above the western section there still remains a fragment of a late medieval roof with collar tie roof trusses, mortise and tenon joints and axe marks (carpenters' marks). From the roof an attic space is accessible, located above a rear building of Bakkerstraat 74. Here a late medieval brick gable end is visible, provided with a rod anchor with scroll and the building traces of a segmental arch window.

Valuation

The house with striking 18th and 19th century appearance, fine front facade with accentuated central section in Louis XV style, medieval building fragments and many characteristic internal elements from the 18th century, has an interesting building history, which is largely legible. The house is of general importance due to its architectural and cultural-historical value. Furthermore of urban planning importance because of the special situation on the inner courtyard between Bakkerstraat and Weverstraat, with the rear facade on the Papagaaigang and as a component of the original settlement structure (building line, plot division) of the medieval city centre of Arnhem.