Limbourg

Limburg — coal-mine churches, Hasselt, Sint-Truiden and Borgloon

In the mining districts of Genk, two interwar churches: Saint Albert in Zwartberg, by Henry Lacoste (1939-1941), traditionalist with a touch of Art Deco according to its protection order, and Christ the King in Waterschei, by Gaston Voutquenne (1935-1936). In Hasselt, Clement Vananderoye’s architect’s house (1935), in the spirit of the New Objectivity. In Sint-Truiden, the former Sint-Lutgardis orphanage, with chapel and school, built from 1930 to 1933 in the Art Deco style to plans by the city engineer Guillaume Govaerts. In Borgloon, on Stationsstraat, two Art Deco villas protected together with their gardens: one, recorded in the land register from 1939, whose ironwork is its only decoration, the other built in 1941.

6 stops · Duration full day · Distance Genk - Hasselt - Sint-Truiden - Borgloon

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1. Église Saint-Albert du charbonnage de Zwartberg

   Henry Lacoste · 1940

   Parish church of Saint Albert in the Zwartberg mining district, designed by Henry Lacoste: begun in January 1939, it was ready for use in September 1940 and officially consecrated on 10 October 1941.

2. Christus-Koningkerk Genk-Waterschei

   Gaston Voutquenne · 1936

   The Christ the King parish church in Waterschei (Genk) was designed by the architect Gaston Voutquenne (plans of 1933), built in 1935-1936 and consecrated on 11 October 1936.

3. 't Rozenhuisje — Hasselt

   Clement Vananderoye · 1935

   Architect's house of 1935 in the spirit of the New Objectivity (Nieuwe Zakelijkheid), designed by Clement Vananderoye.

4. Ancien orphelinat Sint-Lutgardis et école Sint-Rita — Sint-Truiden

   Guillaume Govaerts (ingénieur de la Ville) · 1933

   Former Sint-Lutgardis orphanage, with chapel and school, built in the Art Deco style to designs by the city engineer Guillaume Govaerts; decided in 1929 by the Public Assistance Co

5. Villa Art déco avec jardin, Stationsstraat 36 — Borgloon

   Inconnu · 1939

   This detached Art Deco villa appears in the land registry from 1939.

6. Villa Art déco, Stationsstraat 31 — Borgloon

   Inconnu · 1941

   Detached Art Deco villa, north of the centre of Borgloon, in the area that developed around the former station; the land register records the subdivision of the plot in 1939 and the construction in 1941.

Translated from the French original.