The former forge Westerhof at the Sister A. Westerhofstraat 3 in Leens
The former blacksmith Westerhof to the Sister A. Westerhofstraat 3 is a monumental building in Leens in the Dutch province of Groningen. History
The groceries of the Westerhof brothers were located in the building on the sister Westerhofstraat 3. It is also the birthplace of Ailke Westerhof (1876-1946). She was born there on April 27, 1876, as daughter of the co-founder Ebel Westerhof and the co-founder Itje de Vries. Due to her earnings for the Red Cross, including assistance during the Balkan Wars and during the First World War in Hungary and Serbia, she was named Knight in the Order of Orange Nassau in 1924 and received the Florence Nightingale medal awarded by 1935 the then princess Juliana. Leens honored her by the street where she was born and where she died to her the Sister A. Westerhofstraat.
The smithy threatened to be demolished in the second half of the 20th century. However, in 1975 it was decided to restoration of the property. In the right part of the house, the original smith's furnace was preserved. The property is recognized as a national monument. 53° 21′ 37″ NB, 6° 22′ 25″ OL
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