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The Johan Enschedé Hof is a
Johannes Enschedé Hof
building plans with pictures at architectuur.org (Dutch) The hofje garden is open to visitors from 10:00 until 17:00.
hofje
A (diminutive of 'hof', 'court') is a Dutch word for a courtyard with almshouses around it. have existed since the Middle Ages.
A provided housing for elderly people (mostly women). They were privately funded, and served as a form of ...
in Haarlem
Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English language, English) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the Provinces of the Nether ...
, Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
, on the Korte Begijnestraat. Via a rear entrance it is linked to the Hofje van Bakenes
The Hofje van Bakenes or Bakenesserkamer is a hofje in Haarlem, Netherlands, located between the Bakenessergracht and the Wijde Appelaarsteeg. In the Middle Ages "kamer" or "room" meant house. Usually the houses within a hofje consisted of just ...
.
Building
It was designed and built in 2007 byJoost Swarte
Joost Swarte (born 24 December 1947 in Heemstede) is a Dutch cartoonist and graphic designer. He is best known for his ligne claire or ''clear line'' style of drawing, a term he coined.
Comic series and characters by Swarte include ''Katoen en ...
and Henk Döll
Henk is a Dutch people, Dutch male given name, originally a short form of Hendrik (given name), Hendrik. It influenced "Hank" which is used in English-speaking countries (mainly in the US) as a form of "Henry (given name), Henry".
Academics
*Hen ...
who also collaborated on the Haarlem theater, the Toneelschuur
De Schuur (previously known as Toneelschuur until 1 September 2021) is a theater in Haarlem, Netherlands.
The building has two theaters and two movie theaters. In the latter more alternative movies are shown (no Hollywood blockbusters).
From 19 ...
, located around the corner. It was named after Johannes Enschedé III
Johannes Enschedé III (Haarlem, 7 March 1785 – Haarlem, 8 October 1866)P.C. Molhuysen en P.J. Blok (red.)Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek. Deel 1(Dutch) Johannes Enschedé (3) was a Haarlem newspaper editor and printer.
Biography
He ...
, the man under whom the printing company of the same name grew to be located on this spot. This hofje is managed by the same regents that manage the Hofje van Bakenes
The Hofje van Bakenes or Bakenesserkamer is a hofje in Haarlem, Netherlands, located between the Bakenessergracht and the Wijde Appelaarsteeg. In the Middle Ages "kamer" or "room" meant house. Usually the houses within a hofje consisted of just ...
, which can be reached through the rear entrance. The hofje has 10 apartments, of which 8 are for women over 65 and two are for elderly couples.building plans with pictures at architectuur.org (Dutch) The hofje garden is open to visitors from 10:00 until 17:00.
References
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