This townhouse was built around 1946 by Godfried (‘Concon’) Croes, a trader in aloe vera products, and his spouse Sarah Catharina (‘Carry’) Croes.

The building’s architecture was inspired by the Latin American Neo-Baroque style that was prevalent in the Colombian port city of Cartagena, with which Aruba had close commercial ties.

In 1958, the building was remodeled to its current style and architecture. It is characterized by lavish ornamental elements such as balusters, molded cornices and gable ends shaped as crests, and similar decorative elements. The projecting balcony is certainly impressive with its supportive columns.

For years, this building housed the Aruba Investment Bank, until it moved to the current location down the street at # 32, in a similar monumental building.

This private residence was restored in the 1990’s and again in 2023.