Brief history of Arnhem around 1900. De city became bigger and bigger and people settled near Park Sonsbeek verrezen where complete new residential quarters where build. Among those, also several villas for the rich. This upperclass mostly used he help of an architect to design their mansions. The family of André de la Porte was one of them. Mr.G.André de la Porte, president of an insurance company, build his mansion in 'Jugendstill' architecture in the Cronjéstraat, just a short distance from the wonderfull park of Arnhem. It's the very same house that's nowadays is known as Hotel Molendal.
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