The previous Herv. Orphanage in Zaandam
(Westzijde 204-208) is a wide wooden building with wooden back and a brick facade. In 1730, the building consisted of a smaller cross-front house with a brick facade and wooden side-top facades and the still existing wooden rear wing with awning, curved corner windows and scalloped wind springs. In 1832 the rear wing was extended with a low wing wi...