House Gasthuisstraat 79
This house is part of a row of houses, numbered 79 through 85. The buildings have a long and eventful history. To the right of this row of houses stood the Boots Gasthuis, a beguinage that was demolished in 1959. "Huijsingen" (houses) 79 through 85 are mentioned in old, official documents as being located "near or next to the guesthouse."
This row of houses looked quite different. Initially, the houses were not all neatly lined up and parallel to the road. House 85, along with its neighboring house 87, burned down in 1837 and was rebuilt against house 81. In 1901, it was divided into two houses, numbers 85 and 83, by the daughter of the Oirschot brewer De Kroon.
Where houses 79 and 81 now stand, …
This house is part of a row of houses, numbered 79 through 85. The buildings have a long and eventful history. To the right of this row of houses stood the Boots Gasthuis, a beguinage that was demolished in 1959. "Huijsingen" (houses) 79 through 85 are mentioned in old, official documents as being located "near or next to the guesthouse."
This row of houses looked quite different. Initially, the houses were not all neatly lined up and parallel to the road. House 85, along with its neighboring house 87, burned down in 1837 and was rebuilt against house 81. In 1901, it was divided into two houses, numbers 85 and 83, by the daughter of the Oirschot brewer De Kroon.
Where houses 79 and 81 now stand, once stood a single large house. In 1875, it was split into two. House 79 became a farmhouse, with a barn and stable to its right. These were demolished in 1960, and house 77 was built.
Only the facade and the timber framing of house 81 remain original. House 79 lost its upstairs room and cellar in the 1970s to make way for a shower and toilet. The rest of the house remains authentic. It was restored in 2015.