Schoolmaster's House
This old schoolmaster's house was built in 1906 for the then headmaster of Genuchten. The public school was located directly behind it. In 1922, the church acquired the school, and A. J. van Roosmalen was appointed headmaster. He purchased the house in 1925. The Van Roosmalen family would remain in this location for almost a hundred years.
Occupations such as innkeeper, schoolmaster, notary, and mayor were originally often combined with farming. As early as 1749, a school building was known to have existed on this site, along with a farmhouse for the headmaster.
In 1905, the farmhouse was demolished, and a house with a habitable attic under a mansard roof was built using materials from the farmhouse. Besides the brickwork, the stone ornaments and string courses are still clearly visible. The interior was finished with various Art Nouveau decorations that can still be seen.
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This old schoolmaster's house was built in 1906 for the then headmaster of Genuchten. The public school was located directly behind it. In 1922, the church acquired the school, and A. J. van Roosmalen was appointed headmaster. He purchased the house in 1925. The Van Roosmalen family would remain in this location for almost a hundred years.
Occupations such as innkeeper, schoolmaster, notary, and mayor were originally often combined with farming. As early as 1749, a school building was known to have existed on this site, along with a farmhouse for the headmaster.
In 1905, the farmhouse was demolished, and a house with a habitable attic under a mansard roof was built using materials from the farmhouse. Besides the brickwork, the stone ornaments and string courses are still clearly visible. The interior was finished with various Art Nouveau decorations that can still be seen.
Master A. J. van Roosmalen was the grandfather of writer and columnist Marcel van Roosmalen. In his columns, he regularly writes about the family, whose nine children were born in this house between 1923 and 1933. No fewer than four of them entered a convent, became priests, or went on to work in education.
In 2019, the building was purchased by the Bressers family, who opened a lunchroom there. The name "Meesterlijk" refers to the former headmaster's residence.
