The foremost pumping station in Vijfhuizen
'Cruquius' (Cruquiusdijk 27), located southwest of Vijfhuizen, was built in 1843-49 as one of the three steam pumping stations for the reclamation of the Haarlemmermeer. The pumping station consists of a tower-shaped round engine room with plastered battlements and a boiler room with cast iron windows and a chimney, all executed in Willem II Gothic...
