House Ten Berg
This important house owes its name to its location: on a hill (in Dutch: berg) in the middle of the watery Beerze region.
It was an L-shaped stone house. It was first mentioned as "House at Spoordonk" in 1455 and was then owned by the De Merode family. Oirschot had two "lords": the Duke of Brabant and the De Merode family.
The Merodes ran into financial difficulties and sold Huis Ten Bergh in 1672 for 5,500 guilders. Various families lived in the house, which was expanded with a steward's house with a gate (these still exist), gardens, and ponds.
In 1772, the house was sold to a member of the…
This important house owes its name to its location: on a hill (in Dutch: berg) in the middle of the watery Beerze region.
It was an L-shaped stone house. It was first mentioned as "House at Spoordonk" in 1455 and was then owned by the De Merode family. Oirschot had two "lords": the Duke of Brabant and the De Merode family.
The Merodes ran into financial difficulties and sold Huis Ten Bergh in 1672 for 5,500 guilders. Various families lived in the house, which was expanded with a steward's house with a gate (these still exist), gardens, and ponds.
In 1772, the house was sold to a member of the family of the then lord of Oirschot, Carel Sweerts de Landas. Strangely enough, the sale was conditional upon the demolition of Huis Ten Bergh. This was indeed done, and it is said that the stones from this house were used to build part of Huis Groot Bijstervelt.