The Burgerweeshuis in Hoorn
(Korte Achterstraat 4) consists of two right-angled wings that enclose a courtyard with a chapel. The Maria Monastery founded here in 1408 by Franciscan friars was decorated in 1574 as Protestants or Burgerweeshuis. The simple two-storey facade is from 1729, as is the wing on the Turfhaven. The adjacent building parts on the east side may contain 1...
