Oranjestad
Address: Havenstraat 23 Built: end of 19th century Monument status: Not protected Ownership: private This is the only remaining town-country house on Havenstraat, generally known as ‘Chez Mathilde’, a former restaurant. History takes us back to the 19th century, when Regina Oduber, of French descent, acquired this authentic Aruban house which has since remained in [...]
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Address: Wilhelminastraat 40 Year Built: 1950 Monument status: Protected Ownership: private Designed and built by architect Jan Nagel, who has designed several properties on the island, the Mario S. Arends building’s style is characterized by rounded corners, recessed shop fronts and the use of glass blocks. Commissioned by businessman Mario S. Arends and inaugurated in [...]
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Address: Wilhelminastraatstraat 46 Year Built: 1900 Monument status: Not protected Ownership: private As you walk along Wilhelminastreet, you will notice several old houses, most of them more than a century old and in a dire state of repair. But one of those, next to the Mario Arends building, has been beautifully restored. It has been [...]
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Address: Oranjestraat 28 Year Built: 1910 Monument status: Not protected Ownership: private This is a monumental mansion, of which the first floor was built in 1910 and the second floor in 1932. Its monumental façade with its elegant decoration on the cornice features symbols of faith, love and hope. The building is situated a little [...]
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Address: Zoutmanstraat 1 Year Built: 1911 Monument status: Protected Ownership: Government of Aruba Construction of this unique building - for Aruba at least , started in 1910. It housed several government offices over the years. Before it was inaugurated in 1911, there were no offices to speak of for government departments. The barracks in Fort [...]
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Address: Oranjestraat 2 Built: Second Half 19th Century Monument status: Not protected Ownership: private Across from the fort, on the corner of Zoutmanstraat and Oranjestraat, a small house may attract your attention. It dates back to the 19th century and belonged to J. L Hart, a trader. The oldest picture ever made on Aruba, in [...]
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Address: Plaza Simon Bolivar 1/Vondellaan Year Built: 1944 Status: Not protected Ownership: private The Sociedad Bolivariano is a foundation dating back to 1937 and a building opened in December 1944. More than a decade before the Cultureel Centrum (Cas di Cultura) was opened, it was the only cultural center on the island. Its goal was [...]
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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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