Stolpboerderij – Nieuwesluis 17

The farmhouse is a type of ‘long house bell jar’ and was probably built around 1611. That is just after the reclamation of the Wieringerwaard in 1610. The farmhouse was intended as an inn and changing place for horses from the barge between Wieringerwaard and Kolhorn. The name ‘De Stalling’ is on the back facade, which probably refers to this. The current ditch ‘De Kolk’, which runs behind the farmhouse, still follows the route of the original canal. Nieuwesluis From the beginning of the reclamation, workers settled on the Oostdijk of the Wieringerwaardpolder. The number of residents on the Oostdijk grew rapidly so that there was soon a village: Nieuwe Sluis. With 33 houses, the largest hamlet in the polder. It was mainly the poorest, agricultural workers and fishermen who lived at the Nieuwe Sluis. Nevertheless, the village quickly became known in the eighteenth century for whaling and because the inhabitants played an important role in light shipping. The ships of the VOC had to transfer their merchandise from the East Indies to smaller ships at Wieringen in order not to run aground on the shallow Zuiderzee or at Pampus. The lighter ships were manned by the shipmen of the Nieuwe Sluis. The village of Nieuwe Sluis thus played an important role as a transit port for manure, roof tiles and bricks from Friesland, straw, hay and cattle to places along the former Zuiderzee. The part to the east of the Oostdijk was created later, after the reclamation of the Waardpolder in 1834. When the Waardpolder was reclaimed, the Oostdijk lost its sea-defence function. Nieuwe Sluis was and remained a fishing village until the village of Van Ewijcksluis in the Anna Paulownapolder became a competitor (1846). This village had a faster connection to the hinterland for travelers and goods to and from Wieringen, especially when the Den Helder – Alkmaar railway line came into use in 1864. The current street and building image of Nieuwe Sluis still shows clear characteristics of the original settlement along a dike. Construction history The building has been inhabited by several families at the same time for a long time. It has also been a shop and a butcher’s shop, with cows in the stable. The farmhouse has often been renovated. The wooden top facade has been changed to a brick top facade and the characteristic detailing such as water signs, bargeboards, broker and T-windows have disappeared. In 2004, the farmhouse was renovated on a large scale. Valuation The farm is designated as a municipal monument in 2022. The farm is of cultural-historical value as a recognizable remnant of the harbor and fishing past of Nieuwe Sluis and as part of the oldest buildings on the Nieuwesluis. View the full description of the monumental values via the monument register of Hollands Kroon. Sources – North Holland Farm Foundation via www.boerderijenstichting.nl – Register of monuments via www.hollandskroon.nl