Dokterswoning - Frederiksoord NL
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dreamhummie
N 52° 50.724 E 006° 11.245
32U E 310593 N 5858779
The doctor's house on the Major Swietenlaan in Frederiksoord,The Netherlands, is in the period 1910-1915 commissioned by the Charity Society built villa.
Waymark Code: WMP0FJ
Location: Drenthe, Netherlands
Date Posted: 06/04/2015
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Benevolent Society possessed since 1827 a private medical service.
The doctors were employed by the Company and granted the colonists medical care. The pharmacy in Frederiksoord served until 1860, then this care was provided to 1910 from Steenwijk.
Before the doctor's house on the Van Swietenlaan constructed was House Westerbeek been used as a doctor's residence. In 1910 received the Enschede architect R. van der Woerd Hzn. commissioned to design a new doctor's house in Frederiksoord.
The building was constructed in art nouveau style , using elements from the chalet style. As of 1910, there was Frederiksoord been a dispensing GP employed by the Charity Society. From that time were all tenants of houses and farms Society mandatory member of the Company's health insurance.
The doctor's house has been recognized as a national monument.
Source (Google Translate): Wikipedia.
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