Centrum in Den Haag, South Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Lange Voorhout 41
Vroegst bekende eigenaar is Dirk Heinric in 1458. In 1608 koopt Jan Cornelisz, hoefsmid, het pand van aannemer Jan Pieterszoon van der Swaluwe. In 1642 is Pieter Dircxszoon, hoefsmid, eigenaar, in 1670 Jan Edelbloed. In 1709 eigendom van Maerten van Winden, als fabriq verantwoordelijk voor het onderhoud van straten en groen van Den Haag. In 1736 eigendom van Maarten Couvreur, meester-slootmaker. In december 1813 slaan Bashkierse kozakken hun kamp op voor dit huis daags nadat zij te Amsterdam een erewacht hadden gevormd voor de inhuldiging van Willem I als Soeverein Vorst der Verenigde Nederlanden. In 1832 eigendom van Conradus Gerardus Ontijd, medicinæ doctor, bevorderaar van inenting met koepokken, auteur van Over de Longtering, Proeve over de Venusziekte en Verhandeling over den zelfmoord. In 1850 bewoond door Jhr Mr Adriaen Carel van der Goes, lid Hoge Raad van Adel. 1896 vestiging B. van Wijk en Zoon, kopergieters. In 1922 bewoond door Jkvr. Ada van Loon, gehuwd met Jhr Rudolf Wilhelm Pierre François von Mühlen. 1915 vestiging Algemeene Bank en Handel-Maatschappij, in 1929 vestiging effectenkantoor P.M. Wesseling. In 1944 verkoop door Het Weduwen- en Weezenfonds voor Europeesche Burgerlijke Ambtenaren in Nederlandsch-Indië. Daarna verbouwd tot kantoor.
Earliest known owner is Dirk Heinric in 1458. In 1608 Jan Cornelisz, farrier, bought the building from contractor Jan Pieterszoon van der Swaluwe. In 1642 Pieter Dircxszoon, farrier, was owner, and in 1670 Jan Edelbloed. In 1709 owned by Maerten van Winden, as a fabriq responsible for the maintenance of streets and greenery in The Hague. Owned in 1736 by Maarten Couvreur, master locksmith. In December 1813 Bashkir Cossacks camp in front of this house the day after they arrived at Amsterdam, forming a guard of honor for the inauguration of William I as Sovereign Prince of the United Netherlands. Owned in 1832 by Conradus Gerardus Ontijd, medical doctor, a promoter of vaccination with cowpox, and author of Over de Longtering (“About Tuberculosis”), Proeve over de Venuszieke (“Diagnosing Venereal Disease”), and Verhandeling over den zelfmoord (“Treatise on Suicide”). In 1850 inhabited by esquire Mr Adriaen Carel van der Goes, member of the High Council of Nobility. 1896 establishment B. van Wijk and Son, copper casters. In 1922 inhabited by Mrs. Ada van Loon, married to esquire Rudolf Wilhelm Pierre François von Muhlen. 1915 General Bank branch and Handel-Maatschappij, in 1929 the establishment of the securities office of P.M. Wesseling. In 1944 sold by The Widows- and Orphans Fund for European Civil Servants in the Dutch East Indies. After that has been in use as office space.
Erected by Vrienden van het Lange Voorhout.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1813.
Location. 52° 4.928′ N, 4° 18.801′ E. Marker is in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland (South Holland). It is in Centrum. It is on Lange Voorhout, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Lange Voorhout 41, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland 2514 EC, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Benelux Low Countries, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lange Voorhout 17 (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Lange Voorhout 94 (about 120 meters away); Haagsche Hopje / Hague Hopje Bonbons (about 120 meters away); Huis Huguetan / House Huguetan (about 120 meters away); Lange Voorhout 92 (about 120 meters away); Stephanus Laurentius Neale (about 120 meters away); Sveriges ambassadörsresidens / De Residentie van de Zweedse ambassadeur (about 120 meters away); Lange Voorhout 13 (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Den Haag.
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