Polderhuis in De Pijp
Polderhuis in De Pijp stands in Amsterdam as a small stone workers’ home beside Rustenburgersloot. Its tiled roof marks a building from 1865. When Jan van Bemmel built it, Nieuwer-Amstel held grassy fields, market gardens, and country estates along the Amstel. De Pijp grew densely only after Amsterdam annexed the area in 1896.
The building survived neglect, a car striking its façade, and a sagging roof protected by increasingly large tarpaulins. Bram Bos moved in during 1988. With Jeltsje Kroes and friends, he began urgent repairs in 1997, then bought the property in early 2002. Full renovation ended in 2015, when Jeanne Bos and Anton Jan Cozijnsen placed the final stone together.
Since 2017, a heat pump and solar collector have kept the monument completely gas-free. Heating uses about 1,250 kilowatt-hours yearly, while hot water uses about 100. Open Monumentendag has welcomed hundreds of visitors to its history and sustainable renovation. A striking detail remains: the final stone echoes the first, laid by an eleven-year-old boy in 1865.
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