Façades of The Hague #177

‘The last male heir of the house of Bavaria Schagen Here feeds the old stick (stem?) in the wake of Duke Albert, Fame may short with fear tell of acts of war, Need cheers here of joy In praise of Jakob-Frederik all days in the following centuries. MDCCLXXII’

Oude Mannenhuis (Old Men’s Home), Oude Molstraat.

The estate was built in the 1770s in accordance with the wishes of Jacob Frederik van Beieren van Schagen.

Jacob was the last male descendant of Duke Albert of Bavaria, Count of Holland, Zealand and Hainaut (1336-1404), who was also known to have opened an old men’s home.

The building was still used as an old men’s home until 1980.

Since then it has been carefully restored, and is now owned by the Stichting Noodopvang Haaglanden (Haaglanden Emergency Shelter Foundation). The building is listed as a national monument.

Bertus Pieters

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