The Maarlandhoeve in Uithuizen anno 2011
The Maarlandhoeve is a monumental cross farm, located just south of Uithuizen on the road to Doodstil in the province of Groningen. History
The farm was built in the first half of the 19th century. Client was the bailiff Adolf Niklaas Eikema (1801-1851). The dwelling house has a front house in the form of a country house. In 1840 the barn was lost by fire. After the death of Eikema, the farm was owned by Jan Sierts Huizinga (1821-1877) and Eltje Pieters Boukema (1827-1914), who were married in Uithuizen in 1850. They placed a new barn behind the house in 1854, a barn that was extended in 1924. In the barn there is a closing stone with their initials JSH and EPB and the year 1854. On a second block the initials BJH are from their daughter Bouke Jans Huizinga.
The house is built in a craft-traditional style using neoclassicist elements. The main entrance is located in the center of the front, with a stone staircase and a brick sidewalk leads to the entrance. On either side of the entrance there are three eight-window windows on each side with the basement windows below. Also in the side windows are eight-window windows. Right above the main entrance is the name Maarlandhoeve placed in the roof list. The shield roof has two chimneys on both vertices.
There is a rare old lindeovale in front of the house. On the north side is an orchard laid out.
The farm has been recognized as a national monument because of the high degree of courtesy of the property both inside and out, due to the careful detailing, material use and the rare lindeoval. Also, the farm is appreciated as an example of the type of traditionally constructed houses from the first half of the 19th century, with the changes made in recent years. 53° 23′ 55″ NB, 6° 40′ 31″ OL
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