Monuments
Location: Nassaustraat/Waterweg, Oranjestad Built: 1932 Status: demolished Fuchs & Gelbstein Aruba's first department store, on Nassauastraat (now Caya Betico), was founded in 1932 by Adolf Fuchs, Israel Gelbstein, and Haïm Gottfried, who soon sold his share to his partners. The storefront was completely destroyed in the major fire that ravaged Nassaustraat in 1948, but it [...]
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Location: Pos Chiquito Period built: early 1930's Status: demolished The Lido Country Club stood on the shore of the Spanish Lagoon at the Pos Chiquito side, next to the bridge which was built in 1930. It may have belonged to the L.W.V. Water Plant which was built across the lagoon in 1932. Very little is [...]
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Location: between Balashi and Pos Chiquito Year Built: 1929 - 30 Status: Not protected Category: Infrastructural heritage Until about a century ago, connections with the south-east side of the island were limited to an unpaved road passing through the Frenchman's Pass, Rooi Frances. It took travelers almost a day to get to the other side [...]
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Location: between Lago refinery and Seroe Colorado Period built: 1920s - 1960s Monument status: not protected Category: historical neighborhood A neighborhood such as the Lago Colony may be considered a heritage area or a heritage asset. It may be recognized for its historical, architectural or cultural significance. The hamlet of San Nicolas and its surroundings, [...]
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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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Location: Bucutiweg (no number) Year Built: 1942 Monument status: Not protected Ownership: Aruba Airport Authority The first aircraft to land on Aruban soil was the KLM Fokker 'SNIP' (PJ-AIS), which brought mail from Holland after a first, historic transatlantic flight, on December 23, 1934. It landed on a field on the seashore of Savaneta. In [...]
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Location: Balashi Period built: 1928 - 1932 Status: demolished Category: Industrial Heritage The first water plant of Aruba. The desalination history of Aruba started more than a hundred years ago with the production of processed water around 1903 at the Gold Mining Company (1899-1916). Even that early, it was obvious that the groundwater and rainwater [...]
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Location: South-east of Oranjestad, on Dakota aloe fields Year Built: 1950 Monument status: Demolished In 1937 an Air-traffic Radio Station was established and this became the first passenger handling building on the island. The building and the runway were located south-east of Oranjestad, on a terrain that was part of the Government aloe vera fields [...]
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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 [...]
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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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