Uncle Louis Store
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Uncle Louis Storex
Mr. Uncle Louis
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| Address: | B van der Veen Zeppenfeldtstraat 7 |
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| Year built: | 1950 |
| Open to public: | No |
This building was designed around 1950 by Jan van Nagel. It is an example of the American Art Deco mixed with the so-called New Building Style (Niewe Bouwen) . this monument was and is still known as Uncle Louis store, a store where fabric and accessories from Europe was sold.
In 2017, Monuments Fund Aruba purchased the building from the government of Aruba . In 2019 SMFA started the restoration of this protected monument. The project ended in 2020 en Uncle Louis Store is now the office of the Department for Nature and Environment management.