Anthonius Cornelis Boerma (17 August 1852, in
Leiden
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– 26 August 1908, in
Ede, Gelderland
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) was a Dutch architect. Raised in Leiden, he spent most of his life in Amsterdam.
In
Amsterdam
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designed the
Huis met de Kabouters, the Lutkie & Smit building on Nieuwendijk, the Bestelhuis van den Boekhandel on Spuistraat, the Café 'De Bisschop' on the corner of the
Damrak
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, and he co-designed the Veemarkt in
Cruquiuseiland.
He also built many Catholic churches and buildings for institutions, both in Amsterdam and elsewhere in the Netherlands.
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1852 births
1908 deaths
Dutch architects
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