Monuments
Address: Steenweg 20 Year Built: 1916 Open to Public: No Ownership: private Businessman Adriaan Laclé was the owner of this monumental townhouse on Steenweg, in the former merchant quarter between Wilhelminastraat and Nassaustraat, now Caya G.F. Betico Croes. Adriaan Amadeo Laclé had it built in 1916 as a townhouse, in the middle of this commercial [...]
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Location Wilhelminastraat 24 Year Built: mid 20th century Open to Public: No Ownership: private This townhouse was built around 1946 by Godfried ('Concon') Croes, a trader in aloe vera products, and his spouse Sarah Catharina ('Carry') Croes. The building's architecture was inspired by the Latin American Neo-Baroque style that was prevalent in the Colombian port [...]
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Location Wilhelminastraat 18 Year Built: first half of the 20th century. Open to Public: YES Ownership: private This is a partially attached merchant's house, built in the first half of the 20th century by Henny Godfried Eman. The exterior was restored and the interior has been renovated while keeping the old staircase, wooden floors and [...]
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Location intersection Wilhelminastraat/Ooststraat Year Built: 1929 Open to Public: No Ownership: private The house known as "Cas di Brenchi" was built in Oranjestad in 1929. * Bruno Arends (Brenchi) was a well-known merchant in Oranjestad. The construction of this house was in the hands of Brenchi's older brother Jacobo (Coco) Arends. In 1932 the construction [...]
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Address: Caya Betico Croes 41 Year Built: 1925 Open to Public: No Ownership: Private John Gerard Eman was born on November 12, 1898 and was affectionately called 'Dudu' from an early age. He grew up in a time when Aruba did not yet have much economic activity. John started working in the pharmacy but soon [...]
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Address: Caya Betico Croes 98 Year Built: 1934 Open to Public: No Ownership: Monuments Fund At Caya G.F. Betico Croes 98 stands the former home of the Debrot family, a cornerstone of local history. J.M. (Jose Maria) Debrot, a merchant from Bonaire, settled in Aruba and set up shop, selling a variety of goods from [...]
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Address: John G Emanstraat 51 Year Built: 1936 Open to Public: No Ownership: Government of Aruba On March 3, 1936, the then new government building was inaugurated. This was the third government building of Aruba, after the governor’s residence and the central government’s office building located on the Zoutmanstraat. The building is almost East-West orientated. [...]
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Address: Havenstraat 23 Year Built: end of 19th century Open to Public: Yes Ownership: private This is the only remaining town-country house on Havenstraat, generally known as ‘Chez Mathilde’, a former restaurant. History takes us back to the 19th century, when Regina Oduber, of French descent, acquired this authentic Aruban house which has since remained [...]
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Address: Wilhelminastraat 40 Year Built: 1950 Open to Public: no Ownership: private Designed and built by architect Jan Nagel, who has designed several properties on the island, the Mario S. Arends building’s style is characterized by rounded corners, recessed shop fronts and the use of glass blocks. Commissioned by businessman Mario S. Arends and inaugurated [...]
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Address: Wilhelminastraatstraat 46 Year Built: 1900 Open to Public: Yes Ownership: private As you walk along Wilhelminastreet, you will notice several old houses, most of them more than a century old and in a dire state of repair. But one of those, next to the Mario Arends building, has been beautifully restored. It has been [...]
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