Heilige Dominicus

Roman Catholic Church of St. Dominic, part of the COMPLEX of the CHURCH and PARSONAGE. Church with baptismal chapel, sacristy and auxiliary sacristy, built in 1935-1937 by the architects HCM van Beers from Huis ter Heide and AH Witteveen from Leeuwarden. The style is Delft School with influences from Kropholler and Scandinavia. It is a Christocentric church with a wide central nave and side aisles, which only serve as traffic areas. The church and sacristy have not undergone any notable changes, the auxiliary sacristy and the halls have undergone some adjustments. The parsonage now has a different purpose, but is still in its original condition, except for the window frames and the colours in the interior.

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Pelikaankerk

At the end of the 1920s, the construction of the western suburbs created the need for a fourth REFORMED CHURCH. In 1930, the church board invited several architects to make a design. The plan by Egbert Reitsma from Groningen appeared to come closest to the available construction sum. The foundation stone was laid on 1 October 1931, the building was put into use on 19 July 1932. As a result of the global economic crisis, cutbacks were implemented, including roof tiles instead of slates. The style is Reitsma's personal variant of the Amsterdam School. Externally, the building underwent no changes, internally only changes to the liturgical centre and, in addition, the pews were replaced by chairs. Reitsma adopted many of the recommendations that Abraham Kuyper made in his collection 'Onze Eeredienst' (Kampen, 1911) with regard to the design and use of art in the church.

Waalse Kerk

Dutch Reformed Church, so-called Walloon Church. Single-nave chapel of the Dominican Sisters, consecrated in 1530, robbed of choir in 1839. In the church pulpit circa 1630 and organ with main work and upper work, made in 1740 by M. Schwartsburg. In 1854 extensively renovated by L. van Dam and Sons, on richly carved balustrade with coats of arms of Marie Louise van Hessen-Kassel and JW Friso 1742. In roof turret above the facade on the Grote Kerkstraat, clock by J. Balthasar, 1661, diam. 60.5 cm

Doopsgezinde Kerk

Mennonite Church. Simple building with an entrance framed by columns. Pulpit. Organ with main work and upper work, made in 1786 by J. Strumphler for the Mennonite Church "De Zon" in Amsterdam. Moved to Leeuwarden in 1850. Extensively renovated in 1858 by L. van Dam and Sons.