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Agnetapark was an area of workers' housing in
In 1881 the plot of land was purchased by Agneta Matthes and Jacob Cornelis van Marken at the price of 16,000 Wijkkrant Hof van Delft, May 2007
Retrieved 30 June 2012. It was built after the plans of the architect Louis Paul Zocher, who designed an English Landscape garden—scale park. 48 terraced houses, semi-detached houses and community buildings were placed around the park. The area had no urban infrastructure and was a disadvantage.brand ''Ideals''. p.207. Retrieved 30 June 2012. There were three main buildings, ''De Gemeenschap'' (the community), a large house which included a kindergarten and an elementary school which included a dining room and a gym, ''de Tent'' (the tent), a music and event pavilion where a grocery store and a bakery business where there was late a clothing shop. Finally, the children's playground, which included a bowling alley, a shooting range and a boathouse for the ability to hire rowing boats.Internationaal Instituut voor Social History: JC'' van Marken''
section. "Kritiek" There was also a shooting club, a bowling club, a bicycle club and a brass band. After the death of Jacob Cornelis van Marken, the park became a desirable residential area which offered rental homes. Since 1989, the park has been listed. The villa later had one settlement built around it, the ''Rust Roest'' (meaning: ''resting rusts'' or: ''use it or lose it''). The founders of the ''Rust Roest'' formed a corporation to help the development of the settlement and gave the park staff in 1870.
Agnetapark was an area of workers' housing in Delft
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. It was one of the highest quality workers' housing areas built before the Housing Act of 1902 was imposed. It was 'transformed' from a marshy area of land to a 'paradise' of industry. It is named after Agneta Matthes
Agneta Wilhelmina Johanna van Marken-Matthes (4 October 1847 – 5 October 1909) was a Dutch entrepreneur. She and her husband were involved in the manufacture of yeast throughout their lives, and were engaged in the co-operative movement, ta ...
as she helped transform it.
History
In 1881 the plot of land was purchased by Agneta Matthes and Jacob Cornelis van Marken at the price of 16,000 guilder
Guilder is the English translation of the Dutch and German ''gulden'', originally shortened from Middle High German ''guldin pfenninc'' "gold penny". This was the term that became current in the southern and western parts of the Holy Roman Empir ...
s.Retrieved 30 June 2012. It was built after the plans of the architect Louis Paul Zocher, who designed an English Landscape garden—scale park. 48 terraced houses, semi-detached houses and community buildings were placed around the park. The area had no urban infrastructure and was a disadvantage.brand ''Ideals''. p.207. Retrieved 30 June 2012. There were three main buildings, ''De Gemeenschap'' (the community), a large house which included a kindergarten and an elementary school which included a dining room and a gym, ''de Tent'' (the tent), a music and event pavilion where a grocery store and a bakery business where there was late a clothing shop. Finally, the children's playground, which included a bowling alley, a shooting range and a boathouse for the ability to hire rowing boats.Internationaal Instituut voor Social History: JC'' van Marken''
section. "Kritiek" There was also a shooting club, a bowling club, a bicycle club and a brass band. After the death of Jacob Cornelis van Marken, the park became a desirable residential area which offered rental homes. Since 1989, the park has been listed. The villa later had one settlement built around it, the ''Rust Roest'' (meaning: ''resting rusts'' or: ''use it or lose it''). The founders of the ''Rust Roest'' formed a corporation to help the development of the settlement and gave the park staff in 1870.
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