Description
Lorenzo de Windt, Shon Lou, bought this plot in 1902. He replaced a derelict building and used the new structure as storage for his hat business. Later, he established a tailor shop here, ‘La Moda de Paris’, which his sons, Eusebio and Ezikito, operated from 1936 onwards. The name is still visible on the façade in embossed lettering. Next door, at Consciëntiesteeg 68, the same embossed letters adorned its façade before it collapsed.
During the economic crisis of the 1930s, Shon Lou was forced to sell the building. However, his grandson, Paul de Windt, managed to repurchase it later on. It is currently still owned by his heirs.
Name of property:
‘La Moda de Paris’
Characteristics:
Two-story corner structure covered with a hipped roof. Front façade with plain cornice and a frieze with the name of the shop ‘La Moda de Paris’ in plasterwork. Doors and windows on the ground floor shut off with folding paneled doors, and panels with diagonal lathwork.
Monument value:
Architectural historical and cultural-historical value because of a.o. the characteristic late-19th century façade with the shop name and typical folding paneled doors. Specific value as part of a protected monumental townscape.
Construction period:
Not listed in the Register of Monuments
REGISTER OF LISTED HERITAGE
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