Cromhouthuizen (English: Cromhout Houses) consists of four consecutive

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s on

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. The houses are located between Huidenstraat and the canal

, with the house numbers 362–364, 366, 368, and 370. The houses were designed by

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Philips Vingboons Philips Vingboons (or ''Vinckboons'', ''Vinckeboons'', ''Vinckbooms'') ( – 2 October 1678) was a Dutch architect. He was part of the school of Jacob van Campen, that is, Dutch Classicism. Vingboons was especially highly regarded in his native ...

in the style of

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. They were built between 1660 and 1662 for the merchant Jacob Cromhout (1608–1669). Jacob Cromhout and his family lived in the 366 house. Since 1970, the buildings have been protected as state monuments ('' Rijksmonumenten''). The Biblical Museum is located at 366 and 368, since 1975.

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Cromhouthuis

Biblical Museum
Museums in Amsterdam Rijksmonuments in Amsterdam {{Netherlands-museum-stub