Anthonius Cornelis Boerma

Anthonius Cornelis Boerma[lower-alpha 1] (17 August 1852, in Leiden – 26 August 1908, in Ede, Gelderland) was a Dutch architect. Raised in Leiden, he spent most of his life in Amsterdam.[1]

In Amsterdam designed the Huis met de Kabouters, the Lutkie & Smit building on Nieuwendijk, the Bestelhuis van den Boekhandel on Spuistraat, the Café 'De Bisschop' on the corner of the Damrak, and he co-designed the Veemarkt in Cruquiuseiland. He also built many Catholic churches and buildings for institutions, both in Amsterdam and elsewhere in the Netherlands.[2][3]

Detail of the roof with one of the gnomes

Notes
  1. Also spelled Antonius

References
  1. (Archive link) Ons Amsterdam, Nummer 9: september 2015
  2. Boerma, A.C. at the Dutch Architectural Institute
  3. "A.C. Boerma".



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