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            SMFA is interested in adding a beautiful

            Cunucu House to their collection



                                                                      history  and  your  people.                               when  it  was  built  as  a  va-
                                                                      If  you  take  the  chance  to  Outside inspiration       cation  house  by  Aruban
                                                                      leave the beach for a little  The  Monument  fund  ac-    entrepreneur  Croes.  He
                                                                      while and take your car off  quires  or  buys  monuments  and  his  family  came  here
                                                                      the  beaten  track  you  will  and  restores  them  back  to the outdoors as in those
                                                                      be surprised what you see.  into  their  former  glory.  times there was only Cunu-
                                                                      Anne  Witsenburg  is  direc-  Than they rent it out. “That  cu (countryside) here. They
                                                                      tor  of  the  Monumentsfund  sounds  easy,  but  it  is  in-  had  big  parties  and  en-
                                                                      Aruba  and  points  out  pre-  credibly  complex  as  most  joyed leisure time with fam-
                                                                      cisely  why  a  monumental  monuments  have  multiple  ily and friends.” Richer Aru-
                                                                      trip should not lack in your  owners due to the fact that  bans  at  that  time  looked
                                                                      vacation’s itinerary.        inheritances  are  split  and  outwards  for  architecture
                                                                                                   all  need  to  decide  upon  inspiration as that was con-
                                                                      The  fund  owns  12  monu-   the  selling.”  They  cooper-  sidered  chic,  Witsenburg
                                                                      ments,  out  of  the  36  pro-  ate  with  the  government  explains. Either to the US (art
                                                                      tected  monuments  in  the  office  of  monuments  be-    deco  style  like  the  water
                                                                      island.  “But  there  are  over  cause they set the rules of  tower  in  San  Nicolas),  Hol-
                                                                      300  more  monuments  on  what you can and cannot  land  (Dutch  colonial  style)
                                                                      the  list  to  be  protected  do  to  a  protected  monu-  or   Colombia/Venezuela.
                                                                      and  of  course  we  dream  ment.  “We  also  have  the  “This  house  is  inspired  by
                                                                      to  see  that  become  real-  task  to  maintain  the  build-  a  villa  around  Cartagena,
                                                                      ity  as  soon  as  possible.”  ings  which  is  an  ongoing  Colombia. The ideas mostly
            ORANJESTAD — Last Friday  serve  the  monuments  in  The international guidelines  process.  The  wind,  the  salt  came from the wives”, she
            board  members  of  Monu-    top condition for the com-   that  apply  for  monuments  in the air and the sun that  says laughing.
            mentsfund  Aruba  (SMFA)  munity of Aruba. This house  decide  whether  it  will  be  not only burns human bod-
            signed  a  Letter  of  Intent  is in a very good condition  a  protected monument or  ies  but  also  buildings  are  The  Monument  fund  Aru-
            with  the  ministry  of  culture  including  the  interior  and  not.  “The  building  or  ob-  huge  challenges.  Next  to  ba is open every day from
            of Aruba.  In this document  furniture  thanks  to  the  ef-  ject needs to be at least 50  that we do education, cre-  Monday to Friday from 8 to
            both  parties  declare  their  fort  of  the  family  to  main-  years  old,  a  special  value  ate  awareness  and  main-  5. You are more than wel-
            interest  in  acquiring/  rent-  tain this house as original as  in architecture or to history  tain  public  relations  about  come  to  ask  for  informa-
            ing  the  Cunucu  House  at  possible through the years.  or  to  the  people  of  Aruba  our monuments.”           tion, guiding and help. For
            Pos Abou 19.                 No major restoration will be  is required and there has to  The office of the Monument  more  information  check
                                         needed once the house is  be a certain uniqueness. If  fund is actually located in a  their Facebook page Stich-
            SMFA has been in contact  bought  just  some  mainte-     it  was  changed  too  much  monument itself. The build-  ting  Monumenten  Fonds
            with  the  family  for  over  a  nance works.             throughout  time  or  there  ing  is  beautiful  and  has  a  Aruba  and  the  website
            year  now,  looking  for  the                             are  already  any  of  the  tropical  style.  “This  house  www.monumentenfondsa-
            possibility  to  preserve  this  Monumentsfund    Aruba  same kind it is a no go.”     goes  back  to  the  1920’s  ruba.com. q
            beautiful  typical  house.  does  not  receive  any  sub-
            After signing this LOI Monu-  sidy  from  the  government
            mentsfund  Aruba  will  start  and for every potential proj-
            the process of looking for fi-  ect that involves acquiring
            nancing for this project and  a new monument we must
            start with negotiations with  make sure to have a long-
            the  government  of  Aruba  term  lessee  and  financing
            for  a  rental  agreement.  from local banks. This is the
            Once  finalized  we  can  process  SMFA  is  getting
            continue with signing of the  started with right now in the
            purchase  agreement  with  hope that we will be soon
            the  owners  of  the  house  back again at Pos Abou 19
            and  the  petition  to  the  with all the partners for the
            Monuments bureau for pro-    signage  of  the  rental  and
            tection and designation as  purchase agreements and
            protected monument.          make sure that this beauti-
                                         ful Cunucu House from the
            Monumentsfund        Aruba  Tromp family known as “Tan
            considers this a very impor-  Tin’s House’ will be kept for
            tant  project.  We  currently  future generations.
            own  twelve  monumental
            buildings  but  this  will  be  Monumentsfund Aruba
            our  first  typical  Cunucu  The mix of cultures in Aruba
            House  that  will  be  added  is very visible in its architec-
            to  our  collection.    One  of  ture as -like in all cultures-,
            our  main  goals  is  to  pre-  monuments  reflect  your
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