HART, Abraham van der

The building has a wide stately fa�ade, with classic Ionian pilasters. The middle part is covered by a fronton, with a round arch window. The tall double sidewalk has nice handrails. The house has one of the first interiors in Empire style in the Netherlands. The property has been a national monument since 1969.

Emperor Napoleon annexed the Netherlands in 1810. He ordered the construction of the Orange Nassau Barracks (Oranje-Nassau Kazerne). Not long after construction of the building was complete in 1813, the French withdrew from the Netherlands, and the building was named in honour of the House of Orange-Nassau.

The building has a fa�ade stretching uninterrupted for a length of 278 metres. Halfway along the fa�ade is a large pediment with the coat of arms of the House of Orange-Nassau. Abraham van der Hart’s Neoclassical building displays a sober aesthetic, it is simply and sparingly executed.

The photo shows the southern fa�ade.

Emperor Napoleon annexed the Netherlands in 1810. He ordered the construction of the Orange Nassau Barracks (Oranje-Nassau Kazerne). Not long after construction of the building was complete in 1813, the French withdrew from the Netherlands, and the building was named in honour of the House of Orange-Nassau.

The building has a fa�ade stretching uninterrupted for a length of 278 metres. Halfway along the fa�ade is a large pediment with the coat of arms of the House of Orange-Nassau. Abraham van der Hart’s Neoclassical building displays a sober aesthetic, it is simply and sparingly executed.

The photo shows the northern fa�ade.

In 1794, Cornelia Catharina Hodshon commissioned the architect Abraham van der Hart to build a house for her at the Spaarne. The house is designed in Neoclassical style. Decorators from Haarlem and Amsterdam provided the beautiful stucco, the fine painting and the sublime carvings for the interior. The house remained virtually undamaged.