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The Johan Enschedé Hof is a hofje in
Johannes Enschedé Hof
building plans with pictures at architectuur.org (Dutch) The hofje garden is open to visitors from 10:00 until 17:00.
Haarlem
Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the most populated metropoli ...
, Netherlands, 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 by Joost Swarte andHenk Döll
Henk is a Dutch male given name, originally a short form of Hendrik. It influenced "Hank" which is used in English-speaking countries (mainly in the US) as a form of "Henry". People named "Henk" include:
Academics
*Henk Aertsen (born 1943), Dutc ...
who also collaborated on the Haarlem theater, the Toneelschuur
De Toneelschuur 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). The name Filmschuur is often used to indicate the movie thea ...
, located around the corner. It was named after Johannes Enschedé III
Johannes Enschedé III (7 March 1785 in Haarlem – 8 October 1866 in Haarlem)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.
Biog ...
, 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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