Historic streets

This part of Purmerend was the first 'new' housing estate outside the city canal. A large part of these beautiful buildings are now national monuments. Do you want to know which these are? Have a look at the signs on the facades or view the Atlas of the Municipality of Purmerend.

On the Herengracht you will find, among others, the villas Schoonoord and Maria, both designed by architect Jan Stuyt. The former Liduina hospital (1950-1988), also designed by Stuyt, is located on the Emmakade. It was originally built in 1911 as a Roman Catholic home for the elderly and was later converted into apartments. The blockhouse at 9 Julianastraat was delivered at the time as a ready-to-build kit from Silesia, Poland and was originally a residence for the then mayor. Architect J.J.P. Oud designed the four workers' houses at Vooruitstraat 143 to 149, as well as the Wilhelminalaan 10 building. The original function of the latter building was an association building of the Werkmansvereniging Vooruit.