City Hall, Weesp
| Weesp City Hall | |
|---|---|
.jpg) City Hall, today a museum | |
| Alternative names | Stadhuis van Weesp |
| General information | |
| Type | Seat of local government |
| Architectural style | neo-classical |
| Location | Weesp |
| Address | Nieuwstraat 41 |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 52°18′24.35″N 5°2′34″E / 52.3067639°N 5.04278°E |
| Completed | 1776 |
| Owner | Gemeente Museum Weesp |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Jacob Otten Husly and Leendert Viervant the Younger |
View of the vierschaar on the ground floor in the main hall
The Weesp City Hall is a former city hall in Weesp. The government offices have moved, but the former vierschaar and burgerzaal are still used for weddings and other official proceedings. The rest of the building is in use as the local museum of Weesp.
History
The building was designed by the architects Jacob Otten Husly (1738-1796) and his assistant Leendert Viervant the Younger.[1] They built it during the years 1772-1776.[1] The museum started upstairs as an antiquities room in 1911.[1] In 1974 the city council decided to make a proper museum when an important gift of porcelain was given from the legacy of Baron F. van Heeckeren van Waliën. This porcelain collection is now in the former vroedschapskamer, or council meeting room.
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