Vrouwe- en Antonie Gasthuys
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The Vrouwe- en Antonie Gasthuis is a hofje in Haarlem, the Netherlands.
This hofje is run by a foundation called 'Vrouwe- en Antonie Gasthuis', which was founded in 1440 as a guest house for pilgrims seeking shelter. This foundation was originally located nearby on the east side of the Spaarne on the 'High' road where the most pilgrims arrived who came to Haarlem to revere the relics in the Cathedral there. The hofje moved to its present location in 1787 when the number of pilgrims was reduced. The foundation bought the current location from the Teylers Hofje, which moved to new premises on the Spaarne.
Pieter Teyler van der Hulst founded a hofje when his wife died in 1752 and he purchased this hofje which had been called the Kolder hofje. The structures were not new in 1752, but already quite old. The main house dates from 1648 and was originally called the Bogaert hofje, in the name of a wealthy donor (thus the names of the two streets nearby - Lange and Korte Bogaardstraat). Subsequently the hofje went to Coymans before the Kolder donors who added the side wings in 1730.
Address: Klein Heiligland
