Voorburg Estate and Villa

Part of the walking tour passes through the Voorburg Estate. The Voorburg Estate was purchased in 1884 by the Reinier van Arkel Foundation and is still part of the Reinier van Arkel Group. Reinier van Arkel, then still part of the Godshuizen, purchased it to build a “country asylum” because the facility in ‘s-Hertogenbosch was overcrowded. At Voorburg, men and women lived in strict separation. Even the chapel was divided in two by a high wall. Female patients were cared for by the Sisters of Mercy of Ronse, while male patients were cared for by the Brothers of Dongen. Various spots at Voorburg Care Park serve as reminders of the site’s monastic history. We’ll walk past them, both literally and figuratively. 

The villa and estate bear the surname of Professor Van Bon’s mother-in-law, who purchased the estate in 1776. He built a new villa there.

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