Archive for 2024
Finalists for the 2024 Heritage Volunteers Prize Announced. Vote Now! “Biba nos Herencia” (Long Live Heritage) Represents the Caribbean Netherlands On December 13, 2024, Minister Eppo Bruins of Education, Culture, and Science will present the 2024 Heritage Volunteers Prize. From no less than 76 entries, twelve finalists have been selected—one from each province. The selected […]
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In August 2023, the Long Live Heritage project was launched as a collaboration between the Monuments Fund Aruba (SMFA) and Dutch photographer Monique Anröchte, with financial support from the Cultural Participation Fund. For the kick-off, we organized three instameets where four photographers from the Netherlands joined as photo coaches to inspire participants. An instameet is […]
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Location: Bushiribana, Matavidiri Year Built: 1872 Monument status: Not protected Ownership: Government of Aruba In 1824, alluvial gold was discovered in Rooi Fluit, in a dry river bed near the North coast. Soon thereafter, gold veins were discovered in several places in the north-western part of the island. Between 1824 to 1915, several companies have [...]
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Address: Avenida Milio Croes 26 Year Built: 1929 Monument status: Not protected Ownership: Privately owned Businessman Addison Winfield Croes built this beautiful house in the twenties especially for his wife. Avenida Milio Croes (Fergusonstraat) was at the time still a dirt road, away from the city center. The family lived in the city during the [...]
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Address: Schelpstraat 42 Year Built: 1929 Monument status: Protected Ownership: Government of Aruba This protected monument in the center of Oranjestad was built in 1929 by Architect Merdardo ‘Dada’ Picus. The property got the nickname ‘Cas Ecury’ because it had been the family home of the S.N. Ecury family for many years. The Ecury Complex, [...]
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Address: Lagoenweg 11/Paardenbaaistraat 2 Year Built: 1939/1949 Status: Protected Ownership: Government of Aruba In 1929, the Department of Public Works (DOW) was established in Aruba. The first DOW office was a small office behind the residence of the first technical officer at the Lagoenweg 5A. In 1939, DOW moved to a new and larger office [...]
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Address: Wilhelminastraat Year Built: 1904 Monument status: Not protected Ownership: Private Welcome to Casa Rosada - the pink house -, one of Aruba’s rare gems! This is not just any building—it’s one of the few remaining townhouses with a fully functional upstairs apartment and a shop downstairs. Constructed between 1898 and 1904, it was originally [...]
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Location: Kibaima, Balashi Year Built: 1932 Monument status: Not protected Ownership: Government of Aruba These water tanks, at about 50 meters above sea level, were designed by Mr. Pieter van Stuivenberg and were built around the year 1932. Total capacity was The water flowed from the tanks through a system of pipes to the water [...]
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Address: Wilhelminastraat 1 Year Built: 1846 Status: Not protected Ownership: Protestantse gemeente van Aruba The old protestant church was built in 1846 and is the oldest church building in Aruba. At first, this building was the home of the Arends family. It was sold in 1844 to the Protestant community which was established in 1922. [...]
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Address: Wilhelminastraat 7 Year Built: 1936 Monument status: Protected Ownership: Monumentsfund Aruba The house across from the Eloy Arends residence was built in 1936 by Eloy’s brother Frederico Maximiliaan (1901-1981), generally known as Machi Arends . He was the Consul of Spain. During one of their travels, Machi’s wife Veneranda (1901-1985) had fallen in love [...]
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