Monuments

Archive for July 2025

Princess Beatrix Airport building * 1950

Location: Dakota (Baca Morto) Year Built: 1950 Monument status: Demolished Ownership:  - In 1937 an Air-traffic Radio Station was founded and at the same time this would be the first passenger handling building on the island. The building and the runway were located south of Oranjestad, on a terrain that was part of the aloe [...] Read more >

Saint Anne’s Church, Noord * 1916

Address: Caya Frans Figaroa 16 Year Built: 1916 Status: Not protected Ownership: Diocese of Willemstad Saint Anne's Church in Noord is the second Catholic church built in Aruba, after the Alto Vista Chapel. It was founded in 1776 and was little more than a mud building with a thatched roof. In 1831, a brick building [...] Read more >

Saint Francis Church, Oranjestad * 1919

Address: JE Irausquinplein 3 Year Built: 1919 Status: Not protected Ownership: Diocese of Willemstad Saint Francis Church, built in 1919, is one of Oranjestad's most important iconic landmarks. For the longest time, the church tower was the highest point, serving as an ideal reference point for sailors. This is the fifth church of its name [...] Read more >