Oudste huisje van Jisp 1656
This cottage, built in 1656, dates from the heyday of whaling in Jisp. In the showroom with death door (an unused door) there is a tile fireplace with biblical scenes. The back room has a wooden smuiger (fireplace), which is still the only one left in the Netherlands. Those winter scenes. Just wonderful." At Jisp's oldest cottage, inhabited by the Kwadijk family, tourists come from all over the world. The house, built in 1656 during the heyday of whaling, served as a bed and breakfast a few years ago.
The wooden building has been in the possession of the owner for over a century.
This cottage, built in 1656, dates from the heyday of whaling in Jisp. In the showroom with death door (an unused door) there is a tile fireplace with biblical scenes. The back room has a wooden smuiger (fireplace), which is still the only one left in the Netherlands. Those winter scenes. Just wonderful." At Jisp's oldest cottage, inhabited by the Kwadijk family, tourists come from all over the world. The house, built in 1656 during the heyday of whaling, served as a bed and breakfast a few years ago.
The wooden building has been owned by the Kwadijk family for more than a century. Klaas' grandfather bought the cottage in 1903. Behind the house, bathhouse and washhouse, he built a warehouse for the business he ran. Of course, this was accompanied by the construction of a yard. An outbuilding also arose in the yard, which served as a storehouse and farm.
Klaas and Bets Kwadijk, who lived in the farmhouse behind the house, acted as hosts. The couple served coffee, tea and soft drinks in the back yard in the tea garden with cake baked by Bep's mother (including farmer's cloth, buzzard and petticoat). A sign by the road alerted passers-by to this unique opportunity to relax in the century-old cottage. The cottage is currently occupied by their daughter.
