Huiszittenweduwenhof, Historical residential courtyard in Jordaan, Netherlands.
The Huiszittenweduwenhof features four wings surrounding a central courtyard with two domed water pumps and white drying poles on street-facing windows.
Architect Daniel Stalpaert designed this complex in 1650 to provide housing for widows, replacing the former Saint Andrew's Carthusian monastery destroyed in 1566.
The courtyard complex demonstrates the Dutch social care system of the 17th century, when prominent merchants managed housing for impoverished widows.
The residential complex contains 65 units following the 1986 renovation, managed by housing corporation Ymere at Karthuizersstraat 61 in Amsterdam.
The white drying poles attached to upper windows led locals to nickname Karthuizersstraat as Droogstokkenstraatje, meaning Little Drying Pole Street.
Location: Amsterdam
Inception: 1650
Architects: Daniël Stalpaert
Address: Karthuizersstraat 61 1015LM 1015LM
GPS coordinates: 52.37863,4.88168
Latest update: March 4, 2025 23:21
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