Coopersburg Residential Complex
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Folkert Kuipers, born in Akkrum and who became rich in the US under the name Cooper, donated this residential block to Akkrum in 1901.
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•September 13, 2024
The monumental building was taken into use in 1901 and was donated to the village by Folkert Kuipers. The young Akkrumer emigrated to America, opened the then largest department store in the world in 1896 and became a multimillionaire. He saw the poverty in his native village and built Coopersburg. The twenty impoverished couples could live there for free and also received a contribution of three guilders per week. That was about the same amount that a constable earned at the time.
Source: Akkrum Ald and Nij Foundationtranslated by•March 6, 2023
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