The post office in De Steeg is a monumental building located on Hoofdstraat 21 in

De Steeg De Steeg is a Dutch village within the municipality of Rheden. Due to its central location within the municipality, it houses the town hall. Middachten Castle is located near the village. Several De Steeg buildings once belonged to the Middachten ...

Rheden Rheden () is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Population centres Population of the seven villages on 1 January 2013 Topography ''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Rheden, June 2015'' Transportation * Railway ...

, the

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. It was built in 1905, by order of count Bentinck (the owner of

Middachten Castle Middachten Castle (Dutch: ''Kasteel Middachten'') is a monumental manor house, located on the Middachten estate, De Steeg, Netherlands. The current building dates from 1693-1698. The castle is a rijksmonument since October 11, 2004, and is part o ...

), based on a design by G. J. Uiterwijk. Due to the noticeable style, which resembles

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, the building and a nearby barn were made a

rijksmonument A rijksmonument (, ) is a national heritage site of the Netherlands, listed by the agency Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE) acting for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. At the end of February 2015, the Netherlands ...

on June 15, 2001. The building was allegedly built on the occasion of a visit by the German emperor

Wilhelm II Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 18594 June 1941) was the last German Emperor (german: Kaiser) and King of Prussia, reigning from 15 June 1888 until his abdication on 9 November 1918. Despite strengthening the German Empir ...

in 1909 to Middachten. Afterwards the building was offered for use to the local postal service. The building would stay in use as post office till June 1, 1992. After the closing of the post office the building became private property and served as living and office space. After it functioned as a combination of living space and a

delicatessen Traditionally, a delicatessen or deli is a retail establishment that sells a selection of fine, exotic, or foreign prepared foods. Delicatessen originated in Germany (original: ) during the 18th century and spread to the United States in the m ...

store, part of it is now a restaurant.Editors of Perswijn visit restaurant Avalon Wijn en Spijs
at avalonwijnenspijs.nl

References

External links

www.postkantoordesteeg.nl
Site about the post office in De Steeg {{coord, 52.02065, 6.06272, type:landmark_region:NL, format=dms, display=title Rijksmonuments in Gelderland Government buildings completed in 1905 Rheden 1905 establishments in the Netherlands