Monuments
Location: Hudishibana Year Built: 1915 Monument status: Protected Ownership: Monuments Fund Aruba The construction of the California Lighthouse commenced in 1915, with its name, ‘California,’ being derived from a ship of the West India Company and Pacific Steamship Co. named ‘California,’ which had wrecked in the vicinity in 1891. As a result of this maritime [...]
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Address: John G. Emanstraat 67 Year Built: 1939 Monument status: Protected Ownership: Monuments Fund Aruba At the outset of the twentieth century, the water scarcity issue prompted Curaçao to establish the Landswatervoorzieningsdienst (LWV) in 1928. This service was set up to provide potable water to Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao. During this period, the department made [...]
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Location: corner Bernhardstraat/Caya Dick Cooper Year Built: 1939 Status: Protected Ownership: Monuments Fund Aruba At the outset of the twentieth century, the water scarcity issue prompted Curaçao to establish the Landswatervoorzieningsdienst (LWV) in 1928. This service was set up to provide potable water to Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao. During this period, the department made the [...]
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Address: Weststraat 15 Year Built: 1860 Monument status: Protected Ownership: Monuments Fund Aruba This monument is not in its original location. It was moved to Weststraat from Caya Betico Croes, formerly known as Nassaustraat, Oranjestad’s main shopping street. It was originally constructed by a Frenchman in 1860 and it underwent a significant transformation in 1908, [...]
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Address: B van der Veen Zeppenfeldtstraat 7 Year Built: 1951 Monument status: Protected Ownership: Monuments Fund Aruba The Uncle Louis Store was built in 1951 by Mr. Leon Waitzberg. He had left Eastern Europe and via a long way finally settled in Aruba. He was a merchant and started a store in San Nicolas in [...]
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Location: Avenida Alo Tromp/Arendstraat Year Built: 1905 Status: Protected Ownership: Monuments Fund Aruba In 1905, Hendrik Eman was granted the concession to excavate wells in Madiki and Saliña. He utilized a system of pipes to transport the water to the Oranjestad port, primarily to meet the needs of his ships. Any surplus water was directed [...]
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Address: Pos Abou 19 Year Built: around 1900 Monument status: Protected Ownership: Monuments Fund Aruba 'Cas Tan Tin’, a classic cunucu house, built by Mario and Johanna Tromp, where they raised their nine children. Mario also tended to the cultivation of fruits and vegetables like okra, cucumbers, and pumpkins for their personal consumption. The term [...]
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Address: B van der Veen Zeppenfeldtstraat 56 Opened: 1941 Status: Not Protected Ownership: Private Charles Brouns, born in the Netherlands in 1915, came to Curaçao in 1938 and to Aruba a year later. In 1939, he married Marie in 't Veld, and in September 1941, he opened his own business on San Nicolas' Main Street, [...]
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Address: Caya R.H. Laclé 4 Year Built: 1956 Monument status: Protected Ownership: Government of Aruba This building, which houses the Public Health Services, was opened in 1956. In the building across, the Laboratory is located. In the street behind this building, the department of contagious illnesses is found. The 'GEZONDHEIDSDIENST' building at Caya R.H. Laclé [...]
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Address: Savaneta 110 Period Built: 1940's Monument status: Protected Ownership: Government of Aruba After WW-II, government buildings like Police stations and housing for police personnel were designed by the Curaçao Public Works Department and the designs were repeated in several constructions, most of which needed to be finished in short time and at low cost. [...]
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