- Grasbroek
Grasbroek is a former
mining colony located north of the centrum ofHeerlen and served the mineOranje-Nassau I .Grasbroek houses the
Patronaatsgebouw (Jos Wielders (1883-1949)), build in 1920 it is one of the earliest examples ofAmsterdam School outsideAmsterdam . Besides being in a state of disrepair all almost all original elements remain. [http://www.stichtingncm.nl/bestanden/uploadfolder/overzicht100.pdf website] . Currently it is being restored, restoringcost around 3,500,000 euros [http://www.heerlen.nl/smartsite.dws?id=22350 website]References
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