Architects

J.W. Bosboom

1852–1923

Jan Willem Bosboom was a Dutch architect based in The Hague, known for his refined townhouses and civic buildings in eclectic and Art Nouveau styles.

Street Address	Architectural Style	Build Year	Details
Anna Paulownaplein 10–11	Overgangsarchitectuur	1899–1900	Corner building with a five-sided wooden bay window over two floors, supported by a sculpted stone console. Features Art Nouveau elements such as stained glass and ironwork.
Anna Paulownaplein 12–13	Overgangsarchitectuur	1899–1900	Facade with a cornice supported by sculpted heads, Art Nouveau stained glass, and a large wooden dormer flanked by oeil-de-boeufs.
Anna Paulownaplein 14–15	Overgangsarchitectuur	1899–1900	Features include a cornice with leaf consoles, Art Nouveau stained glass, and decorative anchors forming the year 1900.
Anna Paulownaplein 16	Overgangsarchitectuur	1899–1900	Corner building with a richly decorated facade, including Art Nouveau stained glass and ironwork, and a sculpted signature of the architect.
Anna Paulownastraat 73	Art Nouveau	1901	Designed by Bosboom for himself as a residence and office. Features include a richly decorated Art Nouveau facade and well-preserved interior with original details.
Anna Paulownastraat 75	Art Nouveau	1901	Part of the same building as number 73, sharing the same architectural features and historical significance.
Denneweg 56	Art Nouveau	1898	Showroom for iron foundry E. Beekman, notable for its transparent glass façade with exposed iron structure, richly decorated with wrought iron elements, including a crown referencing Queen Wilhelmina’s coronation.
Kettingstraat 29-31	Art Nouveau	1903	Built as a branch for the flower shop Van Rijswijk en Zoon, this building features a richly decorated façade with Art Nouveau and Sezession-style ornaments, including a sculpted inscription ‘De Goede Bron’ and distinctive bay windows.
Maliestraat 11 & 11a	Art Nouveau	1902	Originally a coach house with stables and an upper residence, this building features a brick façade enlivened by the use of glazed brick strips and Art Nouveau decorations above the windows. The double garage doors are adorned with glass panels and wrought iron Art Nouveau designs.
Maliestraat 12a / Hooistraat 9	Art Nouveau, Transitional Architecture	1901–1902	Known as Villa Elena, this property comprises a front house on Maliestraat and a rear house on Hooistraat. The rear house exhibits chalet-style and Art Nouveau features, including a richly designed rear façade with bands of yellow glazed brick, wooden balconies, and a garden bordered by a wrought iron fence from the building’s original construction.

J. Mutters Jr.

1858–1930

Johan Mutters Jr. was a prominent Dutch architect in The Hague, recognized for designing luxury hotels and residences in the Art Nouveau and transitional styles.

Street Address	Architectural Style	Build Year	Details
Buitenhof 20	Art Nouveau (Wiener Sezession)	1904–1906	Originally built as an extension to Hotel ‘De Twee Steden,’ later used as a cinema (Cineac). Features a richly sculpted façade with Jugendstil ornamentation inspired by Paul Hankar, including balconies with Sezession-style ironwork and a preserved marble staircase.
Hoogstraat 30–30c	Art Nouveau	1897	Originally built for Hagemeijer warehouse, the building showcases a richly sculpted natural stone façade with Art Nouveau motifs, including stained glass and wrought iron balconies.
Jan van Nassaustraat 107	Art Nouveau	1901	Known as ‘Huis Blokhuis,’ this townhouse features a façade inspired by Paul Hankar, with sculpted brickwork, curved window frames, and a prominent Art Nouveau balcony.
Jan van Nassaustraat 35	Overgangsarchitectuur with Art Nouveau elements	1899	Known as ‘Huis Wirtz,’ this townhouse combines traditional forms with Art Nouveau details, including a semi-circular bay window, decorative ironwork, and a façade with stone bands and sculpted ornaments.
Venestraat 29	Art Nouveau	1902/1917	Twin façades for numbers 29 and 31, showing rhythmic repetition of Art Nouveau ornamentation and highly stylized fenestration patterns.

L.A.H. de Wolf

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1871–1936

Leonardus Adrianus Hubertus de Wolf was an architect active in The Hague, contributing to transitional architecture combining Neo-Renaissance and Jugendstil influences.

Street Address	Architectural Style	Build Year	Details
Hoogstraat 9	Art Nouveau	1904	Three-bay building with sandstone façade, featuring pilasters with floral motifs, an oriel window, and decorative tile panels.
Lange Poten 13	Art Nouveau	1905	A corner building redesigned in 1905 for shops, offices, and residences. The façade showcases Art Nouveau elements, including wooden bay windows and a decorative turret. The building reflects the transformation of Lange Poten into a prominent shopping street in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Lange Poten 15	Art Nouveau	1905	A corner building redesigned in 1905 for shops, offices, and residences. The façade showcases Art Nouveau elements, including wooden bay windows and a decorative turret. The building reflects the transformation of Lange Poten into a prominent shopping street in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Nieuwstraat 1 – 3b – 5	Art Nouveau	1910	Former fashion store of the Lijnkamp firm on the corner of Dagelijkse Groenmarkt and Nieuwstraat, built in 1910 to the design of architect L.A.H. de Wolf in the style of the Viennese Secession. Constructed by contractor J.P.J. Lorrie.
Noordeinde 6 & 6a	Art Nouveau	1901	A three-bay wide building featuring a white glazed brick façade with blue and yellow bands. The central bay has a wooden bay window topped by a loggia, while the side bays feature tall round-arched niches with Art Nouveau decorations.
Noordeinde 11	Transitional Architecture with Oriental Features	1911	Originally built for Marton Kulcsàr, an importer of Persian carpets. This four-story building was extensively renovated in 1911–1912. It features a shop-residence in transitional architecture with oriental elements, including preserved stained glass windows in the basement.
Noordeinde 44–46	Art Nouveau	1903	Originally housing the renowned tea salon Krul, this building features a richly decorated façade with glazed brick, natural stone, and iron decorative elements. It’s considered one of the best examples of the Sezession style in the Netherlands.
Plaats 11	Art Nouveau	18th century (façade updated in 1903)	Originally an 18th-century building, its façade was updated in 1903 with an Art Nouveau shopfront designed by L.A.H. de Wolf, preserving the historical structure while adding decorative elements.
Plaats 21	Art Nouveau	1902	An early work by De Wolf, introducing the Viennese Secession style to The Hague, characterized by white brick façades with colorful bands, vertical emphasis, and geometric motifs.
Plaats 23	Art Nouveau	1902	Part of the same building as Plaats 21, sharing the distinctive features of De Wolf’s early adoption of the Viennese Secession style in The Hague.

C.J.M. van Duijne

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1875–1952

Cornelis Johannes Maria van Duijne was an architect in The Hague known for early 20th-century residential buildings featuring Art Nouveau motifs.

Street Address	Architectural Style	Build Year	Details
Keizerstraat 213	Historiserend Overgangsarchitectuur, Weense Sezession	1903	Shop-residence with elements of the Viennese Secession; richly decorated façade with loggia and wrought iron balustrade.
Keizerstraat 213 & 215	Historiserend Overgangsarchitectuur, Weense Sezession	1903	Shop-residence with elements of the Viennese Secession; richly decorated façade with loggia and wrought iron balustrade.

M.J. van der Schilden

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1865–1940

M.J. van den Schilden was a Dutch architect who worked extensively in The Hague, active in civic and residential architecture before WWII.

Street Address	Architectural Style	Build Year	Details
Korte Poten 22 – Apendans 5,7,11	Art Nouveau	18th century; 1902	Originally an 18th-century building, it underwent significant renovations in 1902, resulting in an Art Nouveau façade along Korte Poten, characterized by a three-story façade with a modestly profiled cornice and Art Nouveau detailing in the dormer and window transoms.
Korte Poten 27	Art Nouveau, Neo-Renaissance	1902	A three-bay wide shop/residence featuring a richly decorated brick façade combining Neo-Renaissance design with Art Nouveau elements, including ornate plasterwork above the windows and a distinctive round stone top with a date stone.

J. Olthuis

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Dates unknown

J. Olthuis designed working-class housing and urban infill buildings in The Hague in the early 1900s, incorporating functional and decorative features.

Street Address	Architectural Style	Build Year	Details
Laan van Meerdervoort 213	Art Nouveau	1900-1901	Remarkable and good example of residential construction in the Art Nouveau style from the early 20th century.
Laan van Meerdervoort 215	Art Nouveau	1900	Part of a series of 13 houses designed by Jan Olthuis, this residence features a natural stone-clad façade with plant-inspired Art Nouveau sculptures, making it one of the most pure examples of exuberant Belgian-French Art Nouveau in The Hague.
Laan van Meerdervoort 217	Art Nouveau	1900–1901	Also part of the series by Jan Olthuis, this house exemplifies early 20th-century Art Nouveau residential architecture, contributing to the cohesive aesthetic of the row.
Laan van Meerdervoort 219	Art Nouveau	1900–1901	Another residence in the Olthuis-designed series, showcasing characteristic Art Nouveau design elements consistent with the neighboring houses.
Laan van Meerdervoort 221	Art Nouveau	1900–1901	Part of a series of 13 houses designed by Jan Olthuis, showcasing characteristic Art Nouveau design elements consistent with the neighboring houses.
Laan van Meerdervoort 223	Art Nouveau	1900–1901	Another residence in the Olthuis-designed series, contributing to the cohesive aesthetic of the row with distinctive Art Nouveau features.
Laan van Meerdervoort 225	Art Nouveau	1900–1901	Part of the Olthuis series, this house exemplifies early 20th-century Art Nouveau residential architecture.
Laan van Meerdervoort 227	Art Nouveau	1900–1901	A continuation of the Olthuis-designed series, featuring characteristic Art Nouveau design elements.
Laan van Meerdervoort 229	Art Nouveau	1900–1901	Another residence in the Olthuis series, showcasing Art Nouveau architectural details.
Laan van Meerdervoort 231	Art Nouveau	1900–1901	Part of the cohesive row of 13 houses designed by Jan Olthuis, featuring Art Nouveau elements.
Laan van Meerdervoort 233	Art Nouveau	1900-1901	Part of a series of 13 houses designed by J. Olthuis; characteristic of the Art Nouveau style.
Laan van Meerdervoort 235	Art Nouveau	1900-1901	Remarkable and good example of residential construction in the Art Nouveau style from the early 20th century.
Laan van Meerdervoort 237	Art Nouveau	1900-1901	Townhouse from the early 20th century, with a façade that shows Art Nouveau forms, particularly in the decorative treatment of the balcony with consoles.
Laan van Meerdervoort 164-168	Art Nouveau	1903/04	A set of houses designed by Jan Olthuis, displaying Art Nouveau architectural features consistent with his other works on the Laan van Meerdervoort.
Paviljeonsgracht 46 – 54	Jugendstil	1907	A corner building with shops and apartments, characterized by white and yellow glazed bricks, overhanging red-glazed tiled roofs, and a well-preserved Jugendstil façade.

J.H. Pfeiffer

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1840–1921

Johan Hendrik Pfeiffer was a Dutch architect who lived and worked in The Hague, contributing to the city’s late 19th-century building boom.

Street Address	Architectural Style	Build Year	Details
Nieuwe Parklaan 55	Art Nouveau, Transitional Architecture	1904–1905	Villa Ninni is a detached villa featuring a combination of yellow and orange brickwork, hardstone elements, and Art Nouveau decorative details. Notable features include balconies with wrought iron railings, wooden verandas, and a garden enclosed by an Art Nouveau iron fence.

Z. Hoek & J.Th. Wouters

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Active 1893–1918

The architectural firm Hoek & Wouters was active in The Hague during the Art Nouveau period, known for elegant facades and innovative housing designs.

Street Address	Architectural Style	Build Year	Details
Noordeinde 43	Art Nouveau	1901–1902	Known as ‘Mercurius,’ this was the first office building in The Hague designed with an iron skeleton. The Art Nouveau façade includes yellow brick, natural stone accents, and a central bay with a three-sided bay window and loggias.

L.J. Falkenburg

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1872–1942

Leo Falkenburg was a Hague-based architect known for designing villas and ambassador residences in eclectic and Art Nouveau styles.

Street Address	Architectural Style	Build Year	Details
Noordeinde 58	Art Nouveau	1904	A 19th-century building remodeled in 1904 into a shop-residence with an Art Nouveau façade. Notable features include a bay window spanning the first and second floors, a balcony, and a loggia, all adorned with geometric decorations.

J. van Rossum

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1876–1942

Jan van Rossum was a Dutch architect contributing to early 20th-century urban development in The Hague with stylistic variety including Art Nouveau.

Street Address	Architectural Style	Build Year	Details
Oude Haagweg 725	Art Nouveau	1907	A rectangular townhouse featuring a gray-white brick façade accented with blue and orange decorative bands. Notable elements include a hardstone plinth and a commemorative stone inscribed ‘Eerste steen gelegd door A.J.Ch. Flinterman 1907.’

J.Ph. Reeser

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Dates unknown

Johannes Philip Reeser was active in The Hague in the early 1900s and associated with a small number of residential designs in transitional style.

Street Address	Architectural Style	Build Year	Details
Piet Heinstraat 40	Art Nouveau	1903	Shop-residence with an impressive Art Nouveau façade; also includes Art Deco elements in the shopfront.

L.J. Elkhuizen

Active early 20th century

L.J. Elkhuizen contributed to architectural projects in The Hague, likely in the Art Nouveau or transitional styles. Additional documentation is limited.

Street Address	Architectural Style	Build Year	Details
Piet Heinstraat 105	Art Nouveau	1902	A three-story shop-residence with an ornate Art Nouveau façade, featuring a distinctive shopfront with curved glass, stained-glass transoms, and decorative ironwork.

L. Simons

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1869–1936

Lodewijk Simons was a Jewish-Dutch architect based in The Hague, known for well-crafted residential buildings combining Neo-Renaissance and Jugendstil.

Street Address	Architectural Style	Build Year	Details
Plaats 20	Art Nouveau	1904	A richly detailed shop-residence built for the Goupil art dealership, featuring a natural stone façade with Art Nouveau decorations, including naturalistic leaf motifs and a prominent open balustrade.
Plein 20	Art Nouveau	1900	Commercial building with Art Nouveau details including curved window frames, ironwork, and stylized cornices. Once used for upscale retail.

P.F. van Goor

Active early 20th century

P.F. van Goor is listed as an architect for at least one building in The Hague, though further records of their life or career remain elusive.

Street Address	Architectural Style	Build Year	Details
Prins Hendrikstraat 86–88	Art Nouveau	1900/01	Double shop-residence with ornamental brickwork, iron balconies, and stained-glass transoms. Rich Art Nouveau decoration above the windows and along cornices.

A.W. Meyneken

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Dates unknown

A.W. Meyneken was active in The Hague around the turn of the 19th century and responsible for several buildings in emerging modern styles.

Street Address	Architectural Style	Build Year	Details
Prinsegracht 42	Art Nouveau	1908	Warehouse built in the Art Nouveau style with a decorated stone entrance, iron structural elements, and stylized lettering. Known as Magazijn Hollandia.

M.A. de Zwart

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1853–unknown

Michiel Antonie de Zwart was an architect born in Voorburg, involved in various housing and industrial projects in the greater The Hague area.

Street Address	Architectural Style	Build Year	Details
Spuistraat 16	Art Nouveau	1906	Commercial building with stylized bay windows, colored tiles, and flowing wrought-iron balconies. An example of decorative urban storefront design.

A. Schadee

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1868–1935

Adam Schadee was a city architect of The Hague, shaping numerous civic and residential projects during the early 20th century.

Street Address	Architectural Style	Build Year	Details
Trekvlietplein 1	Overgangsarchitectuur	1905–1907	The wrought iron fences feature geometric Art Nouveau motifs. Between the pillars, the fixed fences rest on masonry balustrades topped with natural stone.

W.Molenbroek

1863 – 1922

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Street Address	Architectural Style	Build Year	Details
Venestraat 17	Art Nouveau	1905	Shop-residence with distinctive Art Nouveau window treatment, decorative stonework, and finely wrought iron railing above the storefront.

A.A. Mussert

Active early 20th century

A.A. Mussert is credited with one or more early 20th-century designs in The Hague. Further biographical details are not currently available.

Street Address	Architectural Style	Build Year	Details
Venestraat 43	Neo-Renaissance with Art Nouveau elements	ca. 1900	Shop-residence in Neo-Renaissance and Art Nouveau style, built in 1901 by architect A.A. Mussert for the firm Spiekermann in umbrellas and parasols. Red brick façade with yellow stone bands, wooden cornice on consoles. The wooden shopfront on a natural stone base includes a curved glass panel and richly decorated Art Nouveau elements: glass-in-lead transom, engraved mirror, and a sculpted shop beam with the inscription ‘Fa Spiekermann’ surrounded by floral work and flanked by figures with umbrella and parasol, and sculpted owls at each end. Upper floors feature a variety of Neo-Renaissance details including arched windows, decorative masonry, and Art Nouveau-style wrought-iron window railings. Interior originally included an ornate Art Nouveau partition and three large wooden cabinets in Neo-Renaissance style. Architecturally significant for its harmonious blend of styles.

H.C. van de Velde

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1863–1957

Henry van de Velde was a Belgian painter, architect and interior designer. He was an important figure in the Art Nouveau movement and helped shape early modernist design.

Street Address	Architectural Style	Build Year	Details
Wagenaarweg 30	Art Nouveau	1901/1902	Residential house with bay window, stained-glass detailing, and a brick façade exhibiting floral and curved motif typical of Hague Art Nouveau.

Unattributed

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These buildings have no known architect. They are included here due to their stylistic connection to Art Nouveau or related transitional styles. Their authorship remains undocumented.

Street Address	Architectural Style	Build Year	Details
Casuariestraat 43-49	Art Nouveau	1903	Business premises with upper residences, featuring Art Nouveau facades with sculpted inrijdeuren, colorful brickwork, and decorative elements.
Korte Poten 29–29c	Art Nouveau, Weense Sezession	circa 1905	A three-bay wide shop/residence showcasing a façade in transitional architecture with a shopfront designed in the Viennese Secession style, featuring hardstone decorative bands and a wooden bay window with decorative carvings.
Korte Poten 40	Art Nouveau	1898	A narrow shop/residence with a single-bay façade, featuring Art Nouveau elements such as stained glass windows with floral motifs, a small balcony with wrought iron railing, and an almost entirely original shopfront with a riveted iron frame.
Lange Houtstraat 9	Art Nouveau, Eclecticism	18th century	Originally an 18th-century patrician house, this building underwent significant transformations in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Notable features include a natural stone shopfront from 1906 exhibiting Art Nouveau forms, and a façade with Neo-Louis XIV style elements.
Spui 229	Art Nouveau	1700-1725	Department store façade with large display windows, wrought iron balcony, and elaborate plasterwork. Unified with 229a–c by symmetrical design.
Spui 229–229c	Art Nouveau	1700-1725	Part of the same ensemble as Spui 229, featuring similar ornamental and functional characteristics reflecting early 20th-century retail architecture.
Noordeinde 164	Art Nouveau features	1850	Art Nouveau shopfront from around 1900. Corner piers have sculpted decorative patterns in bluestone and sandstone, and the glass front is set in a wooden frame. Shopfront signed: ‘Karel Meijer and H.E.M. Rademaker architects’. To the left, a doorway with a colorful tile panel signed ‘Holland’ Utrecht. The door to the residence (164) features ornamental ironwork and copperwork in Art Nouveau style; the shop door is simpler but in the same style.