{"id":143772,"date":"2021-08-26T19:02:39","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T17:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/aalten-achteruit\/ambthuis-administrative-house\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T01:35:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T23:35:42","slug":"ambthuis-administrative-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/bredevoort\/ambthuis-administrative-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambthuis (Administrative House)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle has-large-font-size is-style-text-subtitle--1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Landstraat 17, Bredevoort<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a1c55e7ccb9d&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a1c55e7ccb9d\" class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1158\" height=\"869\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bredevoort-Ambthuis.jpg\" alt=\"Ambthuis, Bredevoort\" class=\"wp-image-1178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bredevoort-Ambthuis.jpg 1158w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bredevoort-Ambthuis-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bredevoort-Ambthuis-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Bredevoort-Ambthuis-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1158px) 100vw, 1158px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>According to its wall anchors, the original Ambthuis (Administrative House) dated from 1699. For a century, it served as the centre of power for the Heerlijkheid (Lordship) of Bredevoort. The Ambthuis was also known as the Mauritshuis, as Prince Maurice had clearly left an unforgettable impression on the local inhabitants.   <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hoofdgerecht\">Chief Court<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the <a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/war-resistance\/bredevoort-fortress\/bredevoort-gunpowder-tower-disaster\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gunpowder tower disaster<\/a> of 1646, the town and lordship of Bredevoort had been left without an ambthuis (a building combining a courthouse and a town hall). It would take over fifty years before a new one was constructed. The building was likely connected to the Misterpoort, the city gate situated opposite the house.<br \/>The building also served as the hoofdgerecht (chief court) of the lordship. While courts existed in Aalten and Winterswijk as well, serious offences were always tried in Bredevoort, with the drost (bailiff) presiding as judge.     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cellars contained several dungeons (cachots), cells, and a torture chamber equipped with the necessary implements. Those sentenced to death were held in a cell devoid of daylight and fresh air. If a suspect refused to confess, the threat of the torture chamber was often enough to secure a plea of guilt. Sentences were traditionally pronounced on \u2019t Zand. In the case of a death sentence, the condemned was immediately taken to the <a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/government\/administration-justice\/galgenbulte-gallows-hill\/\" id=\"11434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Galgenbulte<\/a> (Gallows Hill) on the Hollenberg for execution. Usually, this meant hanging from the gallows that had stood there for centuries, waiting for its victims. It is said that the gallows could be seen from the Aalterpoort. For the local population, such executions were a sensation, and people from all over Bredevoort and Aalten would turn out to witness the event.        <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-andere-functies\">Other Functions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the <a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/war-resistance\/french-period\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">French period<\/a>, the building lost its original function and was used for various purposes, including as a shop for the Catholic cooperative. This cooperative was founded by the workers&#8217; association in 1920. In the past, Catholics would frequent this shop, while those of other faiths would go to the other cooperative further down Landstraat.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ambthuis was demolished around 1963. The cellars of the Ambthuis, which included two prison cells, were still located beneath the shop. In 1964, the foundation stone was laid for the construction of the Betting furniture store on this site. This building was in turn demolished in 2009, after Betting moved to new premises on Prins Mauritsstraat.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nieuwbouw\">New Construction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, the site of the old Ambthuis is occupied by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.margaklompe.nl\/wonen\/locaties\/bredevoort\/ambthuis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">care apartment complex<\/a> consisting of twenty apartments and a restaurant. The new building was again given the name \u2018Ambthuis\u2019. In terms of its exterior, the new building bears many similarities to its illustrious predecessor. A replica of the historic sundial was attached to the building, and a replica of the bandstand was placed in front of it. An original gable stone from the old Ambthuis was built into the front facade, bearing the inscription: <em>\u201cDie kan lide haet en nijt, die overwint in korten tijd\u201d<\/em> (He who can endure hate and envy, shall overcome in a short time).    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"eigenaren\"><strong>Owners<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This overview is incomplete.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Year<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Plot<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Owner<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1832<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">B-104<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Jan Barend Top, <em>bleacher<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">390 m\u00b2 house &amp; yard<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bewoners\">Residents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Population register 1823-1838<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/proxy.archieven.nl\/26\/8FDB44C7C6F549B08869D16F9EA28DA2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bredevoort 16<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Johannes Bernadus Top<\/strong> (Weseke\/D, 28-07-1749)<br \/><strong>Hermina Legeschaar<\/strong> (Kruiskapel\/D, 28-11-1789)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Population register 1838-1850<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/proxy.archieven.nl\/26\/02B348F7EDB445E08C48C739C168056C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bredevoort 8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Johannes Bernadus Top<\/strong> (Weseke\/D, 28-07-1749)<br \/><strong>Hermina Legeschaar<\/strong> (Kruiskapel\/D, 28-11-1789)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Population register 1850-1870<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s still a gap in our information here&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Population register 1870-1880<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/proxy.archieven.nl\/26\/0EB46C3778F144F3994DDE37FEB114BE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bredevoort 10<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jean Leander van Eijck<\/strong> (Sint-Niklaas\/B, 25-11-1808 \u2013 Bredevoort, 25-02-1888)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Population register 1880-1890<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/proxy.archieven.nl\/26\/87A7BE47A7D6480C83C3DBE4EE1C0EB4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bredevoort 17<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jean Leander van Eijck<\/strong> (Sint-Niklaas\/B, 25-11-1808 \u2013 Bredevoort, 25-02-1888)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next (head) resident, daughter:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Johanna Christina Theodora van Eijck<\/strong> (Bredevoort, 18-06-1848)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Population register 1890-1900<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/proxy.archieven.nl\/26\/09D8A4AB8F314C0D92F6291A0D98CBEA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bredevoort 11<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Johanna Christina Theodora van Eijck<\/strong> (Bredevoort, 18-06-1848)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Population register 1900-1910<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/proxy.archieven.nl\/26\/AE08F91FDDB545B89014AD9417BC9BEB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bredevoort 9 &gt; 9<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Johanna Christina Theodora van Eijck<\/strong> (Bredevoort, 18-06-1848)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Population register 1910-1920<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/proxy.archieven.nl\/26\/EAF1220856FF48AAB21239A4BA8542CC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bredevoort 9<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Johanna Christina Theodora van Eijck<\/strong> (Bredevoort, 18-06-1848)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-volgende-bewoners-1918-1922\">Next residents (1918-1922):<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/proxy.archieven.nl\/26\/36703E6FFA834140AB36B9EDCB54CCA8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bredevoort 9 &gt; 225<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Carl Rotthoff<\/strong> (Castrop\/D, 24-12-1872), <em>engineer<\/em><br \/><strong>Antonia Johanna Josepha Maria Sevink<\/strong> (Bredevoort, 05-07-1879)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Address directory 1934<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bredevoort 225 &gt; Landstraat 17<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Co-op Shop \u201cEigen Hulp\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Address directory 1967<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Landstraat 17<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>W.H. Betting<br \/>Mej. J.W. Betting <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\t\t<div id=\"maps-marker-pro-a9139251\" class=\"maps-marker-pro mmp-list-below\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"mmp-map-wrap-a9139251\" class=\"mmp-map-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"mmp-map-a9139251\" class=\"mmp-map\" style=\"height: 320px;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"mmp-list-a9139251\" class=\"mmp-list\" style=\"flex-basis: 400px;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-color-4-gradient-background has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kenmerken\">Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Cadastral no.<\/td><td>B-1824<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Function<\/td><td>Government building,<br \/>Residential house,<br \/>Shop<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Year of construction<\/td><td>1699<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Demolition<\/td><td>ca. 1963<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Year of<br \/>current building<\/td><td>2010<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-color-2-gradient-background has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bronnen\">Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aaltenvooruit.nl\/nieuws\/algemeen\/230977\/oplossing-zoekplaatje-het-ambtshuis-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aalten Vooruit<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/sources\/address-directories\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Address directory Aalten (1934 &amp; 1967)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delpher.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Delpher<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecal.nu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ECAL<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/sources\/hisgis-land-registry-1832\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HisGIS<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kadastralekaart.com\/kaart\/perceel\/BDV00\/B\/1824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cadastral map<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wiewaswie.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WieWasWie (WhoWasWho)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ambtshuis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a1c55e7d0543&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a1c55e7d0543\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1401\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Ambthuis-Bredevoort-door-Willy-Walvoort.jpg\" 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