Fire Brigade training tower & hose drying room - Waalwijk, NL - Converted Firehouses on Waymarking.com

According to the Dutch national Monument register:

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FIRE HOSE TOWER with GARAGE, located diagonally behind the town hall, at the municipal residence at Raadhuisplein 3. Built for the fire service as a training tower and drying room for the fire hoses.

Description

Square, four-storey brick tower, surmounted by a raised rim with brick battlements. The battlements are finished at the top with a natural stone frame. The front has gates from the floor and a narrow metal staircase. The facade on the ground floor is blind.

On the left is a narrow single-storey extension under a flat roof. It contains two arched gates with wrought iron fittings. The gates have small square windows with large iron grilles in front of them. There are a few openings in the side wall, also equipped with grilles."

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Currently the building is part of the Huis van Waalwijk organisation. According to its website:
"Our Huis van Waalwijk foundation offers a wide range of cultural and historical activities. From exhibitions and (educational) expositions to (theatre) performances and the annual House of Sinterklaas."

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Current Use: Huis van Waalwijk Is it open to the public?: No Location: Waalwijk Year Originally Built: Not listed Year Retired: Not listed

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