Oranjestad
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: North-West of Oranjestad Period Built: late 1920s Monument status: neighborhood; not protected A neighborhood - like the Eagle Colony - can be considered a heritage area or a heritage asset. It can be recognized for its historical, architectural or cultural significance. The Eagle Refinery was established by the Royal Dutch Shell in the late [...]
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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 [...]
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Address: Steenweg 17 - 19 Year Built: 1925 Monument status: Protected Ownership: Monuments Fund Aruba Addison Winfield Croes was born in Aruba in 1887. He had worked on the construction of the Panama Canal from a young age. He married Graciela Henriquez in 1914 and the couple had three children. The eldest daughter, Daisey, married [...]
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Address: L.G. Smith Boulevard 2 Year Built: 1943 Status: Not protected Ownership: private Imagine Aruba during WW II, when there was no tourism of any kind on the island. There were no hotels on Palm Beach and the hospitality industry was unknown to Arubians, who mostly worked in the oil industry. It was during the [...]
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Address: Vondellaan 2 Year Built: 1958 Status: Not protected Ownership: private In 1949, after recognizing a great need for a center where art and culture could be practiced, a group of local cultural associations, led by the Cultureel Centrum Aruba, joined forces to develop Aruba’s first Cultural Center. Together, the associations founded the Stichting Schouwburg [...]
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Address: Stadionweg 37 Year Built: 1952 Status: Protected Ownership: Government of Aruba Construction of the Aruba Technical School began in 1950, the school opened in 1952 and was inaugurated officially by Queen Juliana in 1955. After construction of the southern wing in 1952, the two-story northern wing was built in 1953. The construction in this [...]
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Address: Dominicanessenstraat 12 Year Built: 1934 Status: Not protected Ownership: private This building dates back to 1934. It was a school and association building, called 'Sint Franciscus Club', just like the church across the street. It was a roman catholic nursery school and youth society. It was part of a complex of buildings, including a [...]
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Address: Caya Ing. Roland H. Laclé 5 Year Built: 1920 Status: Not protected Ownership: private Located not far from the St. Francis Church in Oranjestad, there was a large field filled with aloe vera plants and fruit trees. The first owner who bought this land in 1850, about 175 years ago, called the plantation 'Rust [...]
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Location: junction LG Smith Blvd./A.M. Schuttestraat Year Built: 1941 Status: Protected Ownership: Government of Aruba In the first half of the 20th century, Oranjestad did not really have much of a port office to speak of. In the Commander's Building, dating back to the 19th century and demolished in 1950, there was one room where [...]
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