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Antwerp-Wilrijk — from Kruishofstraat to Sorbenlaan

In Wilrijk, this route starts at two rental houses on the Kruishofstraat (1931 and 1933) and reaches the Acacialaan, where Raymond Ceurvorst’s house (1926), described as intact in its inventory record, bears carved stones depicting an owl and tropical birds, next to an early work by Gérard Saenen (1928). On the Berkenlaan stand a town house of 1924 and Pierre De Jongh’s Snieders villa (1936), and then, on the Frans De Cortlaan, Gaston De Bruyker’s Villa Anna (1932), named after the lady of the house. The route then passes the Van Dieren villa by Vincent Cols and Jules De Roeck (1934), in the Den Brandt park district, and two houses on the Cederlaan, by Gustave Fierens (1929) and by Robert Soebert (1925). It ends on the Sorbenlaan, with a house of 1936 that the inventory record places between Art Deco and modernism, and Joan Coninck Westenberg’s Troeder villa (1933), which the record also counts among the works in the park district.

12 stops · Duration 3h · Distance 2,5 km

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1. Maisons de rapport Art déco, Kruishofstraat 335-337 — Anvers

   Inconnu · 1931

   Modest pair of linked apartment houses in a sober Art Deco style, built under the 1931 building application for E.

2. Maison de rapport Art déco, Kruishofstraat 242 — Anvers

   A. Der Kinderen (entrepreneur) · 1933

   Apartment house with business premises in the Art Deco style, built for Arthur Baekelmans to a 1933 design by the contractor A.

3. Maison Art déco, Acacialaan 66 — Anvers

   Raymond Ceurvorst · 1926

   Modest Art Deco town house built for G. Latinie to a 1926 design by the architect Raymond Ceurvorst; the inventory sees it as an intact and representative example of his early work

4. Maison bourgeoise Art déco, Acacialaan 70 — Anvers

   Gérard Saenen · 1928

   Town house in a restrained Art Deco style, built in Wilrijk to a 1928 design by the architect Gérard Saenen for Jean Foriers.

5. Maison bourgeoise Theunen, Berkenlaan 45 — Anvers

   Julien Gheysens (entrepreneur) · 1924

   Townhouse in a restrained Art Deco style, built in 1924 by the contractor Julien Gheysens for Clement Theunen.

6. Villa Snieders — Anvers

   Pierre De Jongh · 1936

   Villa in a "zakelijk" (functional) Art Deco style, designed in 1935 by the Berchem-based architect Pierre De Jongh for P.J.

7. Villa Anna, Frans De Cortlaan 49-51 — Anvers

   Gaston De Bruyker · 1932

   Pair of linked, semi-detached villas built after a 1931 Art Deco design by the architect Gaston De Bruyker of Sint-Idesbald and carried out in 1932.

8. Villa Van Dieren — Anvers

   Vincent Cols & Jules De Roeck · 1934

   Art Deco villa designed in 1933 by the architects Vincent Cols and Jules De Roeck for R.

9. Maison Celis, Cederlaan 32 — Anvers

   Gustave Fierens · 1929

   Town house in the Art Deco style, originally including a rental flat, built for August Celis after a 1929 design by Gustave Fierens (façade inscription).

10. Maison de rapport Roelants, Cederlaan 23 — Anvers

    Robert Soebert · 1925

    Modest Art Deco multi-family house, designed in 1925 by the architect Robert Soebert for Auguste Roelants, an office clerk.

11. Maison bourgeoise Masereel, Sorbenlaan 37 — Anvers

    Callens (entrepreneur) · 1936

    Semi-detached Art Deco townhouse, built according to the 1936 building application by the local contractor Callens for J.

12. Villa Troeder — Anvers

    Joan Coninck Westenberg · 1933

    Art Deco villa designed in 1933 by the architect Joan Coninck Westenberg for Albert Troeder, who had worked for the Minerva factory.

Translated from the French original.