The Grote Houtstraat is a shopping street in Haarlem that connects the Grote Markt to the Houtplein in the direction of the Haarlemmerhout woods.
6-656: The street runs along one of two old parallel roads running through the city on either side of the Grote Markt linking Heemstede to Schoten , and is one of the oldest streets in Haarlem. The Grote Houtstraat in Haarlem was originally just called the "Houtstraat" (Wood street) as it was the major road leading from the Grote Markt to the woods called the Haarlemmerhout . Until the 15th century it ended at what
12-400: A fiefdom to Reinier of Holy. During the 14th century, a village formed near the castle, which was destroyed and rebuilt several times in this period. A resident of this castle was Adriaan Pauw , who bought it in 1620. In 1653, Bennebroek split off from Heemstede, becoming a separate fiefdom. Growth was slow; in 1787 Heemstede counted 196 families. Even at that early date Heemstede had gained
18-711: Is a town and a municipality in the Western Netherlands , in the province of North Holland . In 2021, it had a population of 27,545. Located just south of the city of Haarlem on the border with South Holland , it is one of the richest municipalities of the Netherlands. Heemstede formed around the Castle Heemstede that was built overlooking the Spaarne River around 1286. Before 1296, Floris V, Count of Holland , granted Heemstede as
24-663: Is today the Gedempte Oude Gracht [ nl ] , at that time the southern canal of the city. In the 15th century the town expanded southwards and the street was extended to the Gasthuissingel [ nl ] and a large town gate was placed near the bridge, which has since been torn down. The street is lined with rijksmonuments such as the Verwey Hall, the Doopsgezinde Kerk ,
30-803: The Proveniershuis and the society Trou moet Blycken . The Dutch version of Monopoly includes three streets of Haarlem including the Barteljorisstraat , the Zijlweg, and the "Houtstraat" which refers to the Grote Houtstraat and the Kleine Houtstraat. All four of these streets are shopping streets today that connect pedestrians from the north, west and south to the Grote Markt. Heemstede Heemstede ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦeːmsteːdə] )
36-490: The reputation it has today, of being primarily a " bedroom community " for the cities of Haarlem and Amsterdam . Wealthy city families left the cities in the summer, escaping "canal fever" which caused illness from the putrid canals. As a result, many estates were built in the 17th and 18th centuries, some of which (partially) remain today, such as Oud-Berkenroede, Berkenrode , Ipenrode, Huis te Manpad , Hartekamp , Bosbeek, Meer en Bosch, Meer en Berg, and Gliphoeve. In 1857,
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