Courthouse |
On March 3, 1936, the then new government building was inaugurated. This was the third government building of Aruba, after the governor’s residence and the central government’s office building located on the Zoutmanstraat. The building is almost East-West orientated. The construction did not take place completely according to the designs. The initially planned gallery at the back side (N) has never been executed (as was friendly told by Hubert Maduro). Several times the building has been expanded. Just before the Second World War a wing was built on at the Northeast side; this adjacent wing is excluded from protection of the monuments regulations. Also the later expansions and breakings are out of the protection regulations. N.B. The windows and the doors have recently been renovated. These are not part of the protection regulations. On the front facade there were simple concrete awnings above the entrances. These were situated on the left side (post office) above each of the two entrances, as well as above the main entrance in the central part (Court of Justice) and above the entrance to the governor’s office. Recently a classicistic portico on four pairs of coupled columns was placed before the main entrance. This is emphatically out of the protection regulations. The fire escape stairway against the back side of the central building and the changes to the nearby window, are also outside the protection regulations.
For more information regarding this building you can contact the Monuments Office.
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