De Witten Helm

Description

A house in Flemish neo-renaissance style in #Antwerpen, rebuilt in 1905-1906 for tobacco merchant Léon François-Mertens, designed by architect Louis Hamaide. Originally "De Witten Helm" (pre-1398), the property was split into five dwellings by 1638. Hamaide's eclectic design was revised to a Flemish neo-renaissance stepped gable. The corner complex features white natural stone, a blue hardstone plinth, and red brickwork, with ornate shopfronts, pilasters, and reliefs.

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