Monuments
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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Location: Palm Beach Year Built: 1954-'57 Monument status: Demolished When people in Aruba started to realize in the early 1950s that a tourist hotel was needed on Palm Beach, the then Aruban Tourist Commission (predecessor of the Tourist Bureau and ATA) held a competition to come up with a concept for a tourist hotel. The [...]
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Location: Bushiribana, Matavidiri Year Built: 1872 Monument status: Not protected Ownership: Government of Aruba In 1824, alluvial gold was discovered in Rooi Fluit, in a dry river bed near the North coast. Soon thereafter, gold veins were discovered in several places in the north-western part of the island. Between 1824 to 1915, several companies have [...]
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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: 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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Location: Kibaima, Balashi Year Built: 1932 Monument status: Protected Ownership: Monuments Fund Aruba These water tanks, at about 50 meters above sea level, were designed by Mr. Pieter van Stuivenberg and were built around the year 1932. The water flowed from the tanks through a system of pipes to the water supply system in Oranjestad [...]
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Location: Hato - Sero Patrishi - Savaneta Year Built: Unknown Status: Protected (Hato, Savaneta) Ownership: Monuments Fund Aruba (Hato) Commanders were the highest authorities on our island, from the mid-17th to the mid-19th century. Aruba fell under the Dutch West India Company from 1636 and remained subordinate to Curaçao until after 1950. Commanders were usually [...]
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Location: Ranchostraat Year Built: 1892 Monument status: Protected Ownership: Monuments Fund Aruba The lime kiln located on Ranchostraat was constructed in 1892 by Mr. Santiago Tromp. Kilns, giant ovens, were employed on the island for the production of lime. The process involved heating coral stones and shells until they were reduced to powder, and water [...]
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Address: Van der Veen Zeppenfeldtstraat 27 Year Built: 1940 Status: Protected Ownership: Monuments Fund Aruba This protected monument, dating back to around 1940, initially featured only a ground floor and operated as a store selling books, instruments, newspapers, gifts, and more. Later, a second floor was added, transforming the structure into a residence for the [...]
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