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     Scharlooweg 55

     Function: under construction

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     Scharlooweg 55 is one of the luxurious urban villas of Scharloo. David Senior jr. had the house built in 1875. Morris Cardoze, an amateur architect, made      the design. It is a fine example of the neoclassical style. Most characteristic is the monumental façade with a wide fronton on coupled pillars.

     In the first part of the 20th century the house has been the parental home of the national hero George Maduro, who lost his life during World War II and
     after whom Madurodam was named.

     Stadsherstel bought the villa in 1992, and restored during 1993-1994. The building consists of one floor on a relatively high basement. Formerly the
     basement had servant’s rooms and under the patio there was a cistern. During the restoration the patio has been covered with a roof and the former
     cistern has been converted into a filing room.

     Since the restoration the property has been rented out as an office building, first to the Rabobank and afterwards to the Maduro & Curiel’s Bank and
     since 2002 to the representation of the Netherlands in the Netherlands Antilles.