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Van Radersstraat 09 – 23

Description

Constructed around 1930 by the merchant Pedro Federico Leon, the apartment building stands out for its sizable central gate providing access to the rear courtyard. In 1942, Jacob Kelber and his wife Joura from Poland took ownership, making it their home while leasing out the remaining apartments. Affectionately known as Papa and Mama Kelber, they operated a general store on Handelskade in Punda. One of the tenants, the Frimmerman family, also from Eastern Europe, ran a soda kiosk in Punda.

Later on, N.V. Stadsherstel Willemstad acquired the building, undertaking vital restoration work to preserve its typical historic character.

Name of property:

None

Characteristics:

Concrete-built structure with large street frontage. Two stories with a low attic. The type of original roof is unknown. Front façade with symmetrical layout in eleven axes with shutter doors and windows. Large arched gate to the backyard below the window in the central axis. Three windows and two doors with wooden balconies on both sides of the central axis on the first floor. Three doors and two windows on both sides of the central gate on the ground floor. Full-frontage horizontal bands above openings of ground and first floor. Band elevated above gate interrupted by rectangular molding.

Monument value:

Architectural historical value as a unique example of a typical gate-building. Cultural and historical value because it is the first known example of an apartment building on the island. Architectural historical value because it is one of the oldest examples of a concrete building on the island. Specific value as part of a protected monumental townscape.

Construction period:

The first half of the 20th century

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Address: Van Radersstraat 09 - 23
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Country: Curacao
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