Panurbana 159 huis de Pinto

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Panurbana 159

huis de Pinto

Amsterdam Atlas

collage: 9 photos

format: 170 x 170 cm

Huis de Pinto was built in 1606 by order of Jan Janz Carel (1545-1616),
director of the Dutch East India Company (VOC).
The house was built opposite the Zuiderkerk and the Zuiderkerkhof,
which were under construction (see Panurbana 126).
In 1651 the house was bought by the Portuguese-Jewish
De Pinto family and it was given its current name.
The Pinto family belonged to the richest and most powerful families
in the city. In 1686, the house was renovated by Elias Bouman (1636-1686),
who also built the ‘Grote Sjoel’ (see Panurbana 57).
Bouman designed the current sandstone facade of Huis de Pinto in the style of Dutch Classicism.
After the Second World War, the heavily neglected building stood empty
and the surrounding buildings were demolished.
In 1968 the building was bought by the municipality, with the intention of demolishing it,
in connection with the construction of the metro.
Then, however, the building was squatted, and thus preserved for the future.
Since 2014, Huis de Pinto has been home to a Literary and Cultural Meeting Center.