Manufacturer's house Teurlincx & Meijers
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Rijkesluisstraat ( de Loop 2)
5699 EW Oirschot Plan your route
On the site of this house stood a barn and stable, which were purchased in 1786 by Cornelis Teurlincx. He had come from Turnhout in 1748 and was a wheel turner by trade, but he also repaired furniture. He converted the barn into a home.
Subsequent generations, in addition to his woodturning trade, also ran a small shop. Cornelis's grandson, Hendrik Meijers, owned a chair factory. He lived with his sister and brother-in-law in his childhood home.
Around 1870, the building's appearance changed significantly when the street facade was raised by one story. The facade was then whitewashed.
The side wall bears the inscription: ‘Stoomfabriek Amerikaansche Stoelen C.H. Teurlincx & Meijers’ (Steam Factory American Chairs C.H. Teurlincx & Meijers).
In 1917, the factory was t…
On the site of this house stood a barn and stable, which were purchased in 1786 by Cornelis Teurlincx. He had come from Turnhout in 1748 and was a wheel turner by trade, but he also repaired furniture. He converted the barn into a home.
Subsequent generations, in addition to his woodturning trade, also ran a small shop. Cornelis's grandson, Hendrik Meijers, owned a chair factory. He lived with his sister and brother-in-law in his childhood home.
Around 1870, the building's appearance changed significantly when the street facade was raised by one story. The facade was then whitewashed.
The side wall bears the inscription: ‘Stoomfabriek Amerikaansche Stoelen C.H. Teurlincx & Meijers’ (Steam Factory American Chairs C.H. Teurlincx & Meijers).
In 1917, the factory was taken over by municipal secretary Just Nuijens and his brother Hendrik. Until around 1960, the house served as the executive residence. After that, it was used as a shop/restaurant.
Around the year 2000, the adjacent land and its buildings became available when the furniture factory moved to the industrial estate. The factory's residence is of cultural-historical significance as an icon of the Oirschot furniture industry in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.