Eensgezindheid Pumping Station

Features

Address	Oostdijk 22
Zip Code/City	4797 SC Willemstad
Known by cadastral number	–
Current Position	Campground Building
Original function	Pumping Station
Year of Manufacture	1881
MIP code	Unknown

Explanatory description

History

Former steam-powered pumping station (1881) used for draining the De Ruigenhil Polder.

Location

Located on a campground, barely visible from the Oostdijk.

Architectural and art-historical features:

Exterior

A brick building consisting of two sections joined at right angles. Both sections feature a gable roof. A stylized, flat dentil cornice (serving as a cornice) runs along the gable on both sides of the larger section. These gables feature a round window with a stained-glass pane (star-shaped). Below this are two highly stylized, flattened arched porticos flanked by square pilasters. One side of the facade features two rectangular windows with small glazing bars; the other side of the same building section features four such windows and the same round window. The other facade features a tympanum bearing the name “Eensgezindheid” above a renovated door flanked by two bricked-up arched windows, one of which bears an elaborate inscription commemorating the laying of the cornerstone:

C. DANE, DIKE COMMISSIONER OF THE
WATER BOARD “DEN RUIGENHIL”
CWMARIS FR., MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION
LAID THE FOUNDATION STONES OF THIS
STEAM PUMPING STATION. ON SEPTEMBER 6,
1881, IN THE PRESENCE OF
, P.P. MARIS. – JUROR
A.J. PUNT – JUROR
J.A. BURGERS – JUROR
C. D. KNOOK. – SECRETARY AND TREASURER
L.W. VAN DIS – COMMITTEE MEMBER.
W. MARIS W. – COMMITTEE MEMBER.
J. PAUL – ARCHITECT.

A concrete basement with a bricked-up water passage. The entire structure is in poor condition. The pumping station was designed by J. Paul, a well-known “pumping station designer.”

Public Interest

The property is of public interest. It has cultural-historical value as a pumping station and,
, is a unique example of developments in engineering and water management.

Protection

The protection applies to the former pumping station located on the property at Oostdijk 22 in Willemstad. The key aspects of the elements worthy of preservation as historic monuments—which are related to the historic values of the entire property—are included in the explanatory description. For the former pumping station located at Oostdijk 22 in Willemstad, this includes relevant parts of the exterior and (parts of) the visible elevations—in this case, the four elevations (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest sides)—as well as the elements mentioned in the explanatory description.

Future changes or adjustments will be evaluated against these criteria.

Evaluation Criteria	Subcriteria	Parameter Descriptions	Score	Weighting	Points	Explanation
Silhouette effect	Silhouette Value	The object’s unique, defining significance to the character of its surroundings, neighborhood, city/town, or region	1	2.0	2.0	It holds special significance in relation to its surroundings, though its silhouette is only partially visible.
Silhouette effect	Subtotal			0–6	2.0
Location	Ensemble Value	special significance of the property due to the high quality of the buildings in relation to the historical and spatial context	1	0.5	0.5	Located in the Polder de Ruigenhil on the Kromme Kreek; it is now situated on a campground, which has compromised its historical context.
	Ensemble Value	the significance of the object as an essential (cultural-historical, functional, and/or architectural-historical and visual) component of a complex	2	0.5	1.0	Part of the water management system.
	situational value	Distinctive location	0	0.5	0.0	Located on a campground; not visible from the dike or the main road.
	situational value	special significance of the property due to its layout, design, or amenities	3	0.5	1.5	The former pumping station is located on the Kromme Kreek and aligns with the historic land-division pattern.
	Subtotal			0–6	3.0
Form	representativeness	the property’s special significance to the history of architecture and/or construction technology and/or the body of work of a master builder, architect, engineer, or artist	3	1.0	3.0	Steam-powered pumping station designed by J. Paul.
	aesthetic value	significance of the property due to the design's high aesthetic qualities	2	1.0	2.0	The pumping station is constructed of brick and features composite gable roofs. It has sash windows and a few solid windows.
	Use of Materials and Ornamentation	significance of the object due to its unique use of materials, ornamentation, and/or monumental art	2	1.0	2.0	The building features several decorative elements, such as a dentil cornice, a round window with stained glass, a commemorative plaque, and an inscription marking the laying of the cornerstone.
	integrity/recognizability	significance of the property due to its material, technical, structural, and/or architectural integrity and/or recognizability	1	1.0	1.0	The pumping station is not entirely intact and is not in good condition, but it is still easily recognizable.
	rarity	significance of the building/complex due to its exceptional rarity from an architectural-historical, structural, typological, or functional perspective	3	1.0	3.0	A rare sight: a steam-powered pumping station in Moerdijk.
	Subtotal			0–15	11.0
Cultural History	cultural and historical value	the significance of the property as a unique expression of cultural, socioeconomic, administrative/policy-related, spiritual, geographic, landscape, historical-spatial, technical, and/or typological development(s)	3	2.0	6.0	As a unique expression of developments in history, spatial planning, hydraulic engineering, and technology.
	innovativeness	significance of the property due to its innovative value or pioneering nature	0	1.0	0.0	No innovative value.
	sentimental value	significance of the property due to its special sentimental value	0	2.0	0.0	No particular sentimental value.
	Subtotal			0–15	6.0
Position	authenticity	the significance of the property as a still clearly recognizable expression of its original or an important historical function	2	2.0	4.0	It's fairly easy to recognize as a former pumping station.
Position	Subtotal			0–6	4.0
Total				0–48	26.0