The patronage building was built in 1906 for the education of the Roman Catholic youth of the adjacent church.
Around 1902, many Dutch parishes established a patronage. The aim was to organize education and training for that part of the Roman Catholic youth, who did not follow further education after leaving primary school. The pastor was at the head of the patronage.
Around 1920, many patronages in the Netherlands gave up the educational activities. This was because the trade schools and domestic science schools made their entrance, or the Industrial Education. The patronage building on the Hoofdstraat in Hippolytushoef belonged to the adjacent Roman Catholic church.
Building description
The patronage building is a distinguished building. The two transverse roofs with stepped gables are offset from each other. The building is constructed in purple-brown moulded brick in cross bond with a light cut joint. The rear facade is provided with white plasterwork with a block motif. The front facade is made special by horizontal concrete bacon bands at the height of the lower sill, the intermediate transom and the upper sill of the window frames. The foundation stone is laid to the right of the main entrance. The recessed fields above the window frames are finished with concrete stucco and painted with a graphic motif. Above the keystones of the windows on the upper floor is a small round opening with a wall anchor in the shape of a French lily above it. Wall anchors in the shape of a French lily have also been used on the right side facade.
Around 1953, the patronage building was converted into a shop. The former shop section is on the left. This can be seen from the original T-windows on the left side of the building, which have been replaced by display windows. The still-present arches of the T-windows reveal the size of the original window.
Valuation
In 2022, the municipality of Hollands Kroon awarded the building the status of ‘municipal monument’ in collaboration with the owner. The building is thus protected and preserved for future generations. The patronage building, later a shop with a house, is of cultural-historical value as a tangible remnant of the formation of the village of Hippolytushoef. In addition, it is valuable as an element from the ecclesiastical history of North Holland and as an element from the history of the Roman Catholic church in Hippolytushoef and the ideology of an institute where youth were educated and formed according to Roman Catholic standards.
Sources – Monument register of the municipality of Hollands Kroon via www.hollandskroon.nl – Wikipedia via www.wikipedia.nl
