Stadsbank van Lening, Amsterdam

Stadsbank van Lening on the Oudezijds Voorburgwal.

The Stadsbank van Lening (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈstɑtsbɑŋk fɑn ˈleːnɪŋ]) is a not-for-profit city Bank van Lening dating from 1614 on the Oudezijds Voorburgwal in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is the oldest credit distributor in Amsterdam and today has about 85 employees working here and in offices on the Albert Cuypstraat, Bijlmerplein and Osdorpplein.

History

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Side entrance

The bank was built in 1614 as a conversion of an old warehouse used by the poorhouse O.Z. Huiszittenhuis that had been used to store peat for the inhabitants.[1] In 1658 the poet Joost van den Vondel became a clerk there. He worked a total of 10 years for the bank and his "bank chair" has been kept.

Text above the doorway

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The doorway with text above the entrance

Written by Balthazar Huydecoper in 1740:

References

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  • Stadsbank van Lening 1614 - 1989. W.D. Voorthuysen. Stadsdrukkerij Amsterdam, 1989
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52°22′13.76″N 4°53′39.01″E / 52.3704889°N 4.8941694°E / 52.3704889; 4.8941694