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Muurhuizen
3811  Amersfoort
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When you walk through the Muurhuizen , you feel as if you’ve stepped back into the Middle Ages. When the city began to expand in 1380 as a result of its economic boom, a new city wall had to be built. The old wall was demolished, and starting around 1500, houses were built using materials from the old wall along the line where the city wall had stood. Because these houses were constructed over different periods, a wide variety of architectural styles has emerged.

Well-known buildings in the Muurhuizen:

Museum Amersfoort: Museum Amersfoort is housed in three late-medieval walled houses, built around 1540. Over the centuries, the original residences have also been used for other purposes, such as warehouses or even a military hospital.

Nieuwenburgh: this property at numbers 5-7, has a facade stone from 1645, which depicts the house as it must have looked at the time.

The Bollenburgh:...

When you walk through the Muurhuizen , you feel as if you’ve stepped back into the Middle Ages. When the city began to expand in 1380 as a result of its economic boom, a new city wall had to be built. The old wall was demolished, and starting around 1500, houses were built using materials from the old wall along the line where the city wall had stood. Because these houses were constructed over different periods, a wide variety of architectural styles has emerged.

Well-known buildings in the Muurhuizen:

Museum Amersfoort: Museum Amersfoort is housed in three late-medieval walled houses, built around 1540. Over the centuries, the original residences have also been used for other purposes, such as warehouses or even a military hospital.

Nieuwenburgh: this property at numbers 5-7, has a facade stone from 1645, which depicts the house as it must have looked at the time.

De Bollenburgh: the house where Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547–1619), a state attorney born in Amersfoort, spent his childhood. Later, the house at number 19 served as a “stadslint- en spinhuis,” a type of workhouse for boys and girls.

House Tinnenburg: in the side wall you can see the outline of the first city wall. Here the water of the Heiligenbergerbeek flowed through the first city wall. After the 15th century, Tinnenburg at number 25 was mentioned as a merchant's house and what came later in this building, a cotton mill.

Plompe or Dieventoren: this striking square tall building was part of the city defense and city prison until the 19th century. The gateway is a faulty restoration from the 20th century. The dieventoren at number 97 is also known as "Latijnje," coming from the then-demolished Latin School.

The Secretary's House: the house at number 109 takes its name from city clerk Mr. Jan Both Hendriksen, who had the property extensively remodeled in 1776.

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