Diest
Kasteel 't Zand
Bâtisseur de la demeure néoclassique · vers 1868-1880
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Joseph-Adrien Beeckman
Joseph-Adrien Beeckman was a contractor and Catholic member of parliament who acquired the 't Zand estate in Molenstede (Diest) after a further partition in 1868. He had a sober neoclassical residence built about fifty metres west of the former farm, with a high pavilion roof and a polygonal tower, and then remodelled the old agricultural buildings into a farm-château and coach house in the same style. A greenhouse was added in 1880; an electrical workshop, probably a small hydroelectric plant, dates from 1906.
Era19th century
Key moments in their life
1868
The 't Zand estate passes into his hands after a further partition; he has the neoclassical residence built there.
1880
A greenhouse is added to the estate.
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Sources for this entry
This summary cross-references several sources to document the places, events and historical relationships.
- Domein 't Zand – inventaire des parcs et jardins — Institut Européen des Jardins & Paysages
- Domein 't Zand – Inventaris Onroerend Erfgoed — Inventaris Onroerend Erfgoed