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FORESTER'S HOUSE
J.F. STAAL, A.J. KROPHOLLER, 1905-1910, Torenlaan 1, Esbeek
Houtvesterswoning Landgoed De Utrecht / Forester's House ( J.F. Staal, A.J. Kropholler )
© 2006 Rook & Nagelkerke
In the early years of the 20th century De Utrecht, a life insurance company, commissioned several new buildings from the young architects J.F. Staal and A.J. Kropholler (see also the branch office in Leeuwarden). In 1899 the company bought a country estate near Esbeek as an investment. A forestry post, a holiday camp for employees and a refreshment pavilion for ramblers and cyclists were built there later. The main attention-grabber is the forester's house with its fire lookout tower, a zinc-clad timber structure sitting atop the brick house with its stone accents.