A Historic Home in the Netherlands - €1,100,000
Jan Boonplein 3 1483 BL De Rijp
The story goes that around 1612 a wine buyer from Alsace decided that the prosperous De Rijp was the perfect place to establish his trading house. To this end, he built a house opposite the harbor according to the customs of his region of origin: the long facade along the street, and a roof like the hat of a sorcerer's apprentice. Whaling and herring tubes have long since disappeared from De Rijp, the port is no longer what it once was. But the Wijnkopershuis still stands there in all its glory.
Of course, it has been adapted over the centuries to the wishes and possibilities of residents and time. For example, in the mid-17th century a local builder added a Zaan house (now the kitchen-diner), and in the early 19th century the French Room with other architectural details. In the early 1970s - as in many places in De Rijp - the restoration was initiated under the direction of the renowned architect Cor de Jong: the supposed original state was restored. Around 2000, further restoration took place and the interior was adapted under the architecture of Hans Rikken. Authentic details abound, from the small windows and shutters to the impressive fireplaces. The Wijnkopershuis is a national monument, the North Holland Monument Watch has been monitoring its maintenance for years.
