Court in Wolfskerke

Located on the corner with the IJskelderweg. So-called "Hof te Wolfskerke". In 1663-1664 largely renovated farm of the Sint-Salvators abbey of Ename, partly with recovery material from the then completely demolished and disappeared old "Hof te Wolfskerke", which was located about 100 meters south on the street bend. The new tenant farm "Hof te Wolfskerke" was built on the site of a cijnshoeve that had existed since at least the beginning of the 15th century and since then has functioned as the only exploitation farm of the abbey in Wolfskerke. By order of abbot Carolus de Colins d'Heetvelde in 1755-56 mostly renewed. Important modification and considerable expansion in 1892 including the construction of new stables by Adèle Mulle de Terschueren, including a large-scale heated chicken farm with chimney. Impressive and extensive semi-closed farm complex, beautifully situated on a ridge surrounded by agricultural land. Brick farm buildings under red tiled gable roofs and with whitewashed street facades. Entrance gate included in south wing on street side between stables and farmhouse. Elongated partly cobbled rectangular courtyard with cobbled wide passage on the northwest corner to the largest company building behind. To the west, a farmhouse of initially six bays erected in 1755-1756, later extended with, among other things, southward extension; perpendicular extension to the north (former blacksmith's shop, staff quarters or milk house ?). Roof clock on iron skeleton of bell chair. Anchored and painted façade (to the east) hidden behind disturbing veranda construction, however, preserves authentic arched windows with rebate, hard stone sills and cornerstones with shutter thumbs, rattled or with lattice holes. Sculpted rectangular facing stone above the low front door: with coat of arms of the builder C. de Colin d'Heetvelde, abbot of the abbey of Ename, and year 1757 (?). Also in the rear façade incorporated bluestone of small windows, partly closed back door and two enlarged windows with wooden lintel for north room. Plastered trough vaults between over-angled wooden beams on heavy nut beam in the central kitchen; in the same room natural stone floor tiles; painted natural stone half-columns as hair compulsions of double hearth, ending on rounded ornamented console with rosettes and under cover plate. Visible nut beam in the flanking chambers. Vaulted house cellar with outdoor cellar door. To the east, longitudinal barn of four bays adjacent to and with ridge parallel to the IJskelderweg, from 1755-56. Northern gable with braids, weighted by two cut buttresses and on the right damaged low basket arch gate. Original south gable on substructure of fieldstones. Retain double anchor beam trusses. South, former farmhouse from 1663-1664, converted into cowsheds in 1755-56 and expanded with pigsties; still modified in 1892 by extension on southeast corner with extension of the barn. Façade stables under wide roof overhang on wooden struts. Street façade with two gabled roof windows. North side of courtyard bounded by stable wing of 1892, perpendicular to barn. under truncated gable roof. On roof ridge above built-in large furnace of former heating system: narrower tapered square brick chimney finished with cantilevered frame. In accordance with the construction style of 18th-century farmhouse: segmental arched doors and windows with hard stone corner and keystones. Modified stable equipment with trough vaults between iron beams. To the north, 60 meter long stable wing under hipped roof (ridge parallel to the street), cross in black tiles under letters M t L, initials of builder Adèle Mulle de Terschueren, built in 1892 in eastern side roof shield. Facades articulated by lisenes, only façade enriched with bluestone at the wall openings, also at the five pointed roof windows. To the west, behind the farmhouse located walled vegetable garden with in the northwest corner a dilapidated former servant's house erected as a two-room house. Also dilapidated small outbuilding in southwest corner (formerly chicken coop ?) under tent roof and with diamond-shaped side windows. Associated road chapel on the street side against the rear façade corner of the farmhouse. Simple rectangular brick chapel built in 1953 by Noëlla Van Den Bossche. Brick gable with protruding cross in the top. Round arch closed by iron gate with cross. Plastered interior with barrel vault. Simple altar on arch with polychrome Statue of Saint Rita.

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