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Reigershof Castle

Name: Reigershof Castle
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Location: Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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3. Reigersbos – Reigershof Castle loop from Berendrecht

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September 13, 2024

This "castle" has apparently had many names (or has been known by many names). It is established architectural heritage under the names Kasteel Reigershof and Kasteel Sterrenhof.

But it was also called Hof van Delft and Hof Le Grelle. The first name refers to the family that owned it for centuries, van Delft. The second to Daniël Le Grelle, widower of Maisy van Delft, who died a year before the unveiling of the artwork 'Het DNA van de Polder' - komoot.com/nl-nl/highlight/3113896 - and left behind a son.

Apparently, in addition to being the custodian of heritage and the Reigersbos, he was an advocate for the preservation of the Bourla-Schouwburg and Vlaaikensgang in Antwerp, "savior" of Berendrecht, Zandvliet and Lillo Fort against port expansion, an idiosyncratic politician and reformer of the BOIC and a member of the Antwerp city council for thirty years, he was also director of the inspection company Vinçotte for a while and, together with his son, headed the committee that advises the king on the appointment of new nobility. About Le Grelle: polderke.com/graaf-daniel-le-grelle-overleden

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September 13, 2024

The Van Delft family has owned various properties in the Kempenhoek in Berendrecht since at least the 17th century. It is not known whether Jan van Delft (°1592 - † 1662), son of Gerard van Delft and Madeleine Gysbrechts, bought or inherited these properties. It is certain that they came into the hands of his son Gerard van Delft, canon of Kamerijk, through inheritance. Originally, a hunting lodge was built on the country estate. The tower and the southern side wing are attributed to Jan or Gerard van Delft. On the Ferraris map (1771-1778), one volume with a square plan is indicated on the current location of the castle and the associated castle farm, against the Reigersbosdreef, behind which are two L-shaped structures interrupted by outbuildings.

After Gerard's brother Jean-Baptist, councillor and extraordinary treasurer of Antwerp, inherited the domain in 1792, he had a northern wing added. Around 1824, the estate belonged to the Brussels-based baron Josephus Gaspar van Delft. In 1846, the properties were transferred to Joseph Gerard van Delft-Lunden, and in 1855 to Carolus Joseph Van Delft.

Around 1934, Louis Jozef Marie van Delft had an additional volume built against the southern wing.

The domain is surrounded on the side of the Reigersbosdreef by a wall covered with brick friezes and concrete coping stones, and includes a garden with a pond, with the castle wing to the west along the Reigersbosdreef, and the former horse stables to the south. To the east of the stables are a bakehouse and an aviary. The main entrance was reportedly once located on the Sint-Jan Baptiststraat, bordering the former coachman's house, and still has the metal fencing and bluestone bollards. The current entrance is located on the Reigersbosdreef, from which it is separated by bluestone posts.

Inventory of Immovable Heritage: Reigershof Castle, id.erfgoed.net/erfgoedobjecten/10809

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Reigershof Castle

1. Ravenhof Castle – Ravenhof Parking loop from Putte

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