Oranjestad
Address: L.G. Smith Blvd 172 Year Built: 1929 Monument status: Protected Ownership: Government of Aruba The Eagle Refinery was established by the Royal Dutch Shell in the 1920’s. It stood where now the low-rise hotels, the golf course and the hospital are located. The Eagle Refinery got its name being an affiliate of the Mexican [...]
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Address: L.G. Smith Blvd 78 Year Built: 1942 Monument status: Protected Ownership: Government of Aruba When World War II broke out in Europe in 1940, when Holland was occupied by the Germans in May of that year, the Dutch Caribbean islands were left without enough defense to protect the oil refineries on Aruba and Curaçao. [...]
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Address: Nieuwstraat 6 Year Built: 1900s Monument status: Not protected Ownership: private This merchant's house is combined shop and home complex. Adriaan Laclé, businessman and land owner, had it built in the first half of the 20st century. The shops and work places were on the ground floor. They were accessed by five doors with [...]
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Address: Steenweg 20 Year Built: 1916 Monument status: Not protected Ownership: private In 1916, businessman Adriaan Laclé built this monumental townhouse on Steenweg, in the former merchant quarter between Wilhelminastraat and Nassaustraat, now Caya G.F. Betico Croes. When Adriaan Laclé's son, Amadeo ('Amador') Laclé went to live in the house after his father died, the [...]
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Address: Caya Betico Croes 41 Year Built: 1925 Monument status: Not protected Ownership: Private John Gerard Eman was born on November 12, 1898 and was affectionately called 'Dudu' from an early age. He grew up in a time when Aruba did not yet have much economic activity. John started working in the pharmacy but soon [...]
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Address: Caya Betico Croes 96-98 Year Built: 1934 Monument status: Protected Ownership: Monuments Fund At Caya G.F. Betico Croes 98 stands the former home of the Debrot family, a cornerstone of local history. J.M. (Jose Maria) Debrot, a merchant from Bonaire, settled in Aruba and set up shop, selling a variety of goods from rum, [...]
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Address: John G Emanstraat 51 Year Built: 1936 Monument status: Protected Ownership: Government of Aruba On March 3, 1936, the then new government building was inaugurated. This was the third government building of Aruba, after the governor’s residence and the central government’s office building located on Zoutmanstraat. The building is almost East-West orientated. In March [...]
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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: 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: 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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