Description
These annex buildings were once part of the former hospital established in 1855. Nine small houses were constructed for the hospital, in addition to a washhouse, a bleaching area, a mortuary, and a cistern. A well was also dug on the premises. The small annexes housed the patients, while the mansion on the property (IJzerstraat 64) was the residence of the nuns and the female staff.
After the hospital relocated, the buildings were sold and made available for rent. House number 70 was occupied by a dockworker, who was the father of Dr. Alejandro (Jandi) Felipa Paula (1937-2018), an academic who served as the director of the National Archive and as the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles.
Name of property:
None
Characteristics:
Detached structure accommodating three one-story row- houses. Part of the corral with IJzerstraat 64 as the main building. The southern part with lean-to roof leaning on the street wall, northern part with continuous gable roof and separation walls protruding above the roofing. Front façade: a plain street wall with shutter windows (nr.70) and façade with plain cornice, shutter doors, and windows with plain weather moldings.
Monument value:
Cultural historical value as part of a corral typical of Otrobanda. Specific value as part of a protected monumental townscape.
Construction period:
Not listed in the Register of Monuments
