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Architect Rita Huys of Buro2 skillfully transformed this agricultural icon into a beautiful, modern dwelling known simply as The Barn House.
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He was found guilty of cowardice, and his sword was broken in front of the Stadt Huys in the presence of the citizens, and he was declared, on the good authority of King Charles II., unfit ever again to hold public office.
The Story of Manhattan Charles Hemstreet
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After this success, the army moved against Huys, and it was taken with its garrison of 900 men on the 23d August.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 Various
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Governor Kieft had built at Coenties Slip, and which had now become the Stadt Huys or City Hall.
The Story of Manhattan Charles Hemstreet
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That's what I did hear them say at the Stadt Huys this morning, and
Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know Asa Don Dickinson 1918
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Mgr. Auguste-Leopold Huys, b. at Bruges, 9 July, 1871, who has been working as a missionary in the Congo since 1897.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 16 [Supplement] 1840-1916 1913
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In its centre, reached by winding walks among the trees and beautiful lakes, stands the _Huys in den
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It was not, however, until some years later, 1642, that the "Staat Huys" was built, a municipal building, with a portion of it erected especially for the housing of dangerous criminals.
Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. Abraham H. Hummel 1887
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The new "Staat Huys," before alluded to, was erected on the corner of
Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. Abraham H. Hummel 1887
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Governor's residence was conscripted and made use of, additionally to the "Staat Huys," for the accommodation of the constantly-increasing number of culprits.
Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. Abraham H. Hummel 1887
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