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DE DEEL
The differences in farm types are the result of centuries of development with strong regional variations. These differences were often characterized by the layout of spaces such as the stable, threshing floor, and barn. The barn is the workspace within the stable or barn. Wagons were driven inside through the large barn doors to be unloaded or loaded. Additionally, the barn was often fully or partially equipped with a hayloft.
A farm was located here for more than two generations. In 2016, we purchased the farm and started an extensive renovation. The original barn and hayloft were converted, while preserving their character, into the meeting venue that De Deel is today.
HISTORY
De Deel is located in a rural area with a rich history. The core 'Achter Wetering' originated around the 16th century and was part of the so-called Domproosten Court. Originally it consisted of the polders Twaalf Hoeven (now Tuindorp), Zes Hoeven (now Overvecht), the Gelder Polder and the Achterweteringse Polder. The hamlet is named after its location on a transverse watercourse along the back of the polder plots. The area was a narrow and elongated area with farms and some distinguished houses, of which Huize Persijn is the only remaining.
Next to De Deel lies Huize Persijn (Achterweteringseweg 10). The country house dates from 1781 and was designed in the early English landscape style. The house was renovated in 1878. The coach house was also built in that year. At the time, Hendrik Copijn redesigned the adjacent park in the late landscape style, featuring two tree-lined avenues and the use of exotic plants. The park lies as a green enclave in the open polder area of Westbroek. The gatekeeper's lodge dates from around 1849. The building is named after the founder of the estate: Adriaan van Persijn (1610-1655).
Furthermore, the hamlet features various beautiful monumental farmhouses, one of which is a national monument: the 19th-century plastered farmhouse at Achterweteringseweg 70.
On the site of the Noordheide farm (Achterweteringseweg 34), which dates from 1856, a small castle named Noord Heide is said to have stood, which was reportedly demolished after 1812. The road to Achttienhoven, now the Achterweteringseweg, on which the farm is situated, was called Korte Steeg at the time this photo was taken (1925) and was then still a dirt track. At the end of it, towards Achttienhoven, stood a toll gate. (source: Online Museum De Bilt )