The tram depot, barracks and the old council hall of Geldrop
Hotel Nijver (Heuvel 1a): This hotel is now located on the top floor of Kaffee Peijnenburg. This was the former town hall, next to which was the tram depot which later became a fire brigade. On the left is the manufacturer's residence of the Van den Heuvel firm from 1892. In 1870, mayor Wilhemus Knaapen ordered the construction of a new town hall. This had to be placed on the corner of the Heuvel and the Hofstraat. The new town hall was completed in 1871.
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The train depot and the fire brigade
In Geldrop, the police and fire brigade became part of the municipality from 1 October 1947 and the mayor became chief of both. After 1969, the police were located in a building on the corner of the Wiekslag, which is now called Laan der Vier Heemskinderen. The fire brigade also got a new building in 1975, located on Laan der Vier Heemskinderen. Before that, the barracks were located on the Heuvel. This building also housed the offices of the Eindhoven-Geldrop tramway company. In 1906 a waiting room was built next to this office for tram travellers. Kaffee Peijnenburg is now situated here.
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