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Fig. 10.2 The house at Ossenmarkt 6 in Groningen, as it appears today. The Kapteyns
lived there on the first floor from 1910 to 1920. The entrance was in the narrow alley
on the right side of the house. At the bottom left just above the hood of the left car is
the plaque from Fig. 0.4. From Wikimedia Commons [91]
After five years they moved to a large old upstairs apartment at the Ossemarkt.
This was a home ‘with a soul’. People who visited it never forget it again. Not so
beautiful, but very special was the entrance: a narrow alley like a crevice between
two high houses and an insignificant door with an old-fashioned pulling bell,
which was seldom used, because friends and acquaintances could open the door
themselves, so that they could always enter freely. The beautiful, old oak staircase
led to a hall, from which the large rooms could be entered with their atmosphere
of serene tranquility and conviviality, which appealed to everyone. The spacious
living room, with its old paneling, antique wallpaper and deep windowsills, had
the view of the quiet, distinguished square through the high windows with the
orthodox-Dutch half-closed curtains.
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Fig. 10.2 The house at Ossenmarkt 6 in Groningen, as it appears today. The Kapteyns
lived there on the first floor from 1910 to 1920. The entrance was in the narrow alley
on the right side of the house. At the bottom left just above the hood of the left car is
the plaque from Fig. 0.4. From Wikimedia Commons [91]
After five years they moved to a large old upstairs apartment at the Ossemarkt.
This was a home ‘with a soul’. People who visited it never forget it again. Not so
beautiful, but very special was the entrance: a narrow alley like a crevice between
two high houses and an insignificant door with an old-fashioned pulling bell,
which was seldom used, because friends and acquaintances could open the door
themselves, so that they could always enter freely. The beautiful, old oak staircase
led to a hall, from which the large rooms could be entered with their atmosphere
of serene tranquility and conviviality, which appealed to everyone. The spacious
living room, with its old paneling, antique wallpaper and deep windowsills, had
the view of the quiet, distinguished square through the high windows with the
orthodox-Dutch half-closed curtains.