Former Military Police Barracks

Features

Address	Steenweg 100; 102
Zip Code/City	4781 AS Moerdijk
Known by cadastral number	–
Current Position	Residential Homes
Original function	Barracks
Year of Manufacture	ca. 1928
MIP code	ZB057-002902

Explanatory description

History

The Moerdijk Brigade of the Royal Military Police was established on November 7, 1818, and disbanded on March 1, 1943. It was subsequently reestablished on April 9, 1947, and disbanded and closed on October 1, 1954. The so-called KMAR barracks were presumably built in 1928 and were damaged during the war in 1944.

Location

Located on a main road leading to the harbor and between the two churches in Moerdijk.

Architectural and art-historical features:

Exterior

The building consists of two stories and has a composite roof with four chimneys, covered with new tiles. The building is visually divided into three symmetrical sections: there are gables on either side of the building, and the central section consists of a raised facade that extends above the roof ridge. The front and right side facades are flat and constructed of brick without any relief or ornamentation. The (renovated) windows with glazing bars vary in size and are arranged symmetrically, with the exception of the windows in the central section. The entrance is not centered in the building but is located to the left of the center and features a round-arched portico framed by keystones and corbels. The entrance is accessed via a stone staircase topped by a small landing. Two other entrances have since been replaced by windows (ground floor: the second window from the left and the second window from the right).

Public Interest

The property is of public interest. It has cultural and historical value as a rare example of its type, and it is a landmark building.

Protection

The designation applies to the property located at Steenweg 100 and 102 in Moerdijk. 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 property located at Steenweg 100 and 102 in Moerdijk, this concerns relevant elements of the exterior and (parts of) elevations visible from public spaces—in this case, the front elevation (southwest side) and the right side elevation (southeast side)—as well as the elements mentioned in the explanatory description.
Future changes or modifications will be assessed against these criteria. Future changes or modifications will be assessed 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	2	2.0	4.0	A defining, striking silhouette, though only partially visible.
Silhouette effect	Subtotal			0–6	4.0
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 on the former main road to Breda.
	Ensemble Value	the significance of the object as an essential (cultural-historical, functional, and/or architectural-historical and visual) component of a complex	0	0.5	0.0	Not part of a complex.
	situational value	Distinctive location	1	0.5	0.5	In a row, located on the building line along a major thoroughfare.
	situational value	special significance of the property due to its layout, design, or amenities	3	0.5	1.5	Located on the former main road to Breda and aligned with the historic land-subdivision pattern.
	Subtotal			0–6	2.5
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	1	1.0	1.0	A military police barracks from the early 20th century.
	aesthetic value	significance of the property due to the design's high aesthetic qualities	2	1.0	2.0	Former barracks with a composite roof and partial gables on both sides. The front and right side facades are constructed of brick; the building has a basement, a portico, and several (renovated) windows arranged in a partially symmetrical pattern.
	Use of Materials and Ornamentation	significance of the object due to its unique use of materials, ornamentation, and/or monumental art	1	1.0	1.0	There are hardly any decorative elements incorporated into the building.
	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 former barracks are not entirely intact, recognizable, or in good condition. The barracks were damaged in 1944 and were later converted into residential homes.
	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 find: a former barracks in Moerdijk.
	Subtotal			0–15	8.0
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)	2	2.0	4.0	As an expression of military development.
	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	1	2.0	2.0	In Memory of Service Members.
	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	1	2.0	2.0	It's fairly easy to recognize as a former barracks.
Position	Subtotal			0–6	2.0
Total				0–48	22.5