Monuments
Location: Palm Beach (Noord district) Period built: 1961 - '62 Status: historical landmark; not protected Ownership: private 'De Olde Molen', a landmark with a Touch of Dutch. Aruba's first luxury resort was the Aruba Caribbean Hotel. Soon after its opening in 1959, people realized that the island needed more than just luxury resorts to attract [...]
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Location: J.E. Irausquinplein, Oranjestad Period Built: early 1950's Monument status: not protected Ownership: Government Over the centuries, the Aruba Post Office was housed in different places, among others Fort Zoutman, the 1911 Government Office building on Zoutmanstraat, the Goverment Office building which is the Courthouse now and a separate building behind the 'Bestuurskantoor' on L.G. [...]
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Location: Camacuri Built: 1943 Status: demolished The founding of Club Caribe stemmed from an initiative of athletes. During the WW-II years, Dr. Eloy Arends donated a plot of land free of charge to Club Caribe as a sports field, next to a leasehold plot where they built the new clubhouse. The Club Caribe clubhouse was [...]
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Location: Dieselstraat/Wattstraat, Pos Chiquito Period built: 1949 - '50 Status: Industrial Heritage; not protected Ownership: private Aruba's first experience with lights and electricity started with the establishment of the Aruba Gold Company at Balashi. In 1924 a Dutch investor named Mr. A.J.P. van Meeteren acquired a concession to establish Aruba's first power company. The power [...]
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Location: L.G. Smith Blvd. Opened: 1955 Closed down: 1990's Bali, Aruba’s floating restaurant Once a house boat in an Amsterdam canal, it became a landmark in the Oranjestad harbor. The restaurant was moored at the short pier just across from the Harbor Office. The ‘old’ Bali was established in 1955 by Willem ‘Bill’ Strijland, a Dutch-Indonesian [...]
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Location: L.G. Smith Blvd. Built: early 1940's Opened: 1947 During World War II American troops came to Aruba to protect the island during the time that the Netherlands were occupied by the Germans. To house these troops, a number of buildings on the waterfront of Oranjestad were constructed. They included Officers' Quarters, barracks, a mess [...]
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Location: Wilhelminastraat/Oranjestraat Built: first half 20th century Status: demolished On Wilhelminastraat there used to be several large houses, locally known as cunucu (countryside) townhouses ('stadscunucuhuizen'). One of them belonged to Lieutenant Governor ('Gezaghebber') Lindoro Kwarts. Lt. Governor Lindoro Kwarts and his spouse The house was demolished to make place for Paris Restaurant, still there.
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Location: Nassaustraat/Kruisweg Built: 1927 Status: covered up S.N. Ecury (known as 'Dundun') was a prominent businessman in the first half of the previous century. He owned two of the most beautiful mansions on the island, the Green House and the White House on Schelpstraat. He was Consul-General of Haiti and Italy and dealer of Ford [...]
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Location: between Pos Chiquito and Savaneta Period built: 1962 - '65 Status: abandoned, in ruins Mr. Adolfo Oduber, owner of a welding shop in Pos Chiquito, made plans in 1959 to build a small bridge through the mangrove forest separating his house from the sea, allowing him to reach the seafront more quickly. This required [...]
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Location: Palm Beach Built: 1941-'42 Status: demolished The Aruba Country Club, a community center organized by the Jewish population of the island, was opened August 30, 1942. It was located near Palm Beach in a grove of hundreds of coconut palms It had a dance floor, a bar, a library, billiard tables, and a playground [...]
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