Alternative names Stadhuis van Weesp Location Weesp Owner Gemeente Museum Weesp Province North Holland | Architectural style neo-classical Completed 1776 Opened 1776 | |
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Type Seat of local government Address Achteromstraat 2, 1381 AV Weesp, Netherlands Architects Jacob Otten Husly, Leendert Viervant the Younger Similar Weesper Automaten Kabinet, Oude stadhuis, Felix Meritis, City Hall - Groningen, Muiden Castle | ||
The Weesp City Hall is a former city hall in Weesp. The government offices have moved, but the former vierschaar and burgerzaal are still used for weddings and other official proceedings. The rest of the building is in use as the local museum of Weesp.
History
The building was designed by the architects Jacob Otten Husly (1738-1796) and his assistant Leendert Viervant the Younger. They built it during the years 1772-1776. The museum started upstairs as an antiquities room in 1911. In 1974 the city council decided to make a proper museum when an important gift of porcelain was given from the legacy of Baron F. van Heeckeren van Waliën. This porcelain collection is now in the former vroedschapskamer, or council meeting room.
References
City Hall, Weesp Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA