List of KLM Delft Blue houses

Below is a list of Delft Blue houses that KLM has presented to all of its World Business Class passengers since the 1950s.[1] Until 1994 the houses were issued irregularly. Since 1994, a new house has been presented each year on October 7, the anniversary of KLM's founding in 1919.[2]

Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal, Amsterdam, circa 1686 CE.

Collector’s items
  1. Frans Hals Museum, Groot Heiligland 62, Haarlem - 1962
  2. Royal Palace, Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 147, Amsterdam - first issue 1986
  3. De Waag (‘The Weigh House’), Markt 35, Gouda - first issue 1997
  4. House of Bols, Paulus Potterstraat 14, Amsterdam - 2007
  5. Ridderzaal (‘Hall of Knights’), Binnenhof 10, Den Haag - 2008
  6. Huis ter Kleef, Kleverlaan 9, Haarlem - 2009
  7. Concertgebouw, Concertgebouwplein 1, Amsterdam - 2014
  8. Carré Theatre, Amstel 115-125, Amsterdam - 2014
  9. Het Loo Palace, Koninklijk Park 1, Apeldoorn - 2014
  10. Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum (National Maritime Museum), Kattenburgerplein 1, Amsterdam - 2016

Collection
Selection of KLM Delft Blue houses.
year number house address town built commentary
19521unidentified
19522Restaurant d'Vijff Vlieghen (The Five Flies)Spuistraat 294Amsterdam1627
19523unidentified
19524unidentified
19525unidentified
19556former St-Petrus HouseAchter het HofpleinMiddelburg1530The St-Petrus House is demolished; in other places, i.a. in the KLM Delft Blue houses app,[2] it is said that “Het Houten Huys” (The Wooden House, Begijnhof 34, Amsterdam) would have been the model for this house. This is unlikely for several reasons.[3]
19567unidentified
19578Int Slodt van EgmondOudezijds Voorburgwal 18Amsterdam1615
19589Leidsegracht 10Amsterdam1665
195910De Gecroonde Raep (The Crowned Turnip)Oudezijds Voorburgwal 57Amsterdam1615
196011Proeflokaal Wynand Fockink (Tasting House Wynand FockinkPijlsteeg 31Amsterdam1689this house is also issued as number 23
196012Zandhoek 4-6Amsterdam1658
196013D´Gekroonde Bye-korf (The Crowned Beehive)Kamp 10Amersfoort1687
196014Daer de twee Zeegooden op de gevel liggen (Where the two Sea gods lie on the façade)Herengracht 510Amsterdam1665
196015De Rozijnkorf (The Raisin Basket)Voorstraat 282Dordrecht1550
196116Houtmarkt 17Haarlem1735
196117OrphanageSpieringstraat 1-3Gouda1642this house is also issued as number 25
196218Klein FresenburgOude Gracht 111Utrecht1569
196219house of Herman BoerhaaveRapenburg 31Leiden1664
196220Edam MuseumDamplein 8Edam1530
196321De SalamanderMarkt 47Delft1620
196322Het Lammeken (The Little Lamb)Kaai 25Veere1540Museum De Schotse Huizen (the Scottish houses)
196423Proeflokaal Wynand Fockink (Tasting House Wynand Fockink)Pijlsteeg 31Amsterdam1689this house is also issued as number 11
196524De Kroon (The Crown)Mient 31Alkmaar1546
196625OrphanageSpieringstraat 1-3Gouda1642this house is also issued as number 17
196626Mata Hari’s love nestNieuwe Uitleg 16Den Haag1900
196627Prinsenhof (Princes Court)Nieuwe Have 59Rotterdam1715
196628In Duizend Vreezen (In thousand fears)Groote Markt 2aRotterdam1570
196629Stadstimmerwerf (city lumber yard)Kort Galgewater 21Leiden1612
196730Hippolytusbuurt 26Delft1612Tibet Shop
196731Koornmarkt 87Delft1916building in a strict traditional style influenced by the work of H.P. Berlage, designed by E.H. Luxemburg[4]
196732brouwerij De Handtbooch (brewery The Longbow)Koornmarkt 81Delft1540
196933De Dubbelde Palmboom (the Doubled Palm tree)Voorhaven 12Rotterdam1824
196934Het Gulden Tonneke (The Golden CaskWijnhaven 16Delftca 1540
196935Oost-Indisch Huis (East India House)Oude Delft 39Delft1631
196936Hippolytusbuurt 8Delft1690restaurant Le Mariage
197037Stadsbank van LeningOudezijds Voorburgwal 300Amsterdam1550
197138Herengracht 607Amsterdam1670
197239Nieuweweg 12Hindeloopen1620
197240De Rode Hoed (Vrijburg)Keizersgracht 104Amsterdam1642
197241Sint Jacobsstraat 13Leeuwarden1636
197242Prinsengracht 514Amsterdam1720
197343Prinsengracht 516Amsterdam1879
197344Heilige Geest of Arme Wees- en Kinderhuis (Holy Spirit or Poor Orphans and Childrens HouseHooglandse Kerkgracht 19Leiden1626
197345Keizersgracht 140Amsterdam1897until 1824 in use with the English Quakers
197446Begijnhof 27Amsterdam1740
197547Anne Frank HousePrinsengracht 263Amsterdam1850
197648Rembrandt House MuseumJoodenbreestraat 4Amsterdam1627
198049Friesestraat 42Coevorden1765former barracks in use as a cafe
198350Rozengracht 106Amsterdam1650in 1983 Bols Taveerne
198451ValckeniershuysVoorstraat 51Franeker1662
198552Herengracht 415Amsterdam1891
198553Herengracht 203Amsterdam1618
198554Warehouse FrankfortPrinsengracht 773Amsterdam1671
198755Zakkendragershuisje (Bags carriers house)Oude Sluis 19Schiedam1725
198856De Werelt (The World)Herengracht 64Amsterdam1617
198857De Ster (The Star)Herengracht 95Amsterdam1768
198958Herengracht 101Amsterdam1871
198959't Hochemer Voedervat (Hochemer feed vessel)Herengracht 163Amsterdam1721
199060Herengracht 314Amsterdam1674
199461Keizersgracht 439Amsterdam1895
199462Prinsengracht 305Amsterdam1616
199463Keizersgracht 407Amsterdam1665
199464Coach houseKeizersgracht 755Amsterdam1700
199465Pakhuis De Sparreboom (Spruce Tree Warehouse)Keizersgracht 487Amsterdam1670
199466Warehouse MaarseveenKeizersgracht 403Amsterdam1669
199467Prinsengracht 721Amsterdam1750
199468Prinsengracht 969Amsterdam1690
199469Keizersgracht 319Amsterdam1639
199470Cheese warehouseKoningsstraat 4Alkmaar1891
199471Singel 81Amsterdam1874
199472Singel 87Amsterdam1730
199473De Posthoorn (The Post horn)Dijk 11Alkmaar1575
199474Reguliersgracht 7Amsterdam1739
199475former KLM headquartersHofweg 9-11Den Haag1913build as fashion store Meddens after a design by H.P. Berlage in 1914[5]
199576The Little StreetVlamingstraat 42Delft1550after the painting of Johannes Vermeer from ca 1658, Rijksmuseum
199677De ArendSchoolstraat 2Breda1560
199778Leidsegracht 51Amsterdam1671
199879De Locomotief (the Locomotive)Lange Haven 74-76Schiedam1671Jenevermuseum (gin museum)
199980De Drie Fleschjes (the three flasks)Gravenstraat 18Amsterdam1650
200081Gold OfficeWaagplein 1Groningen1635
200182Huys op de JekerBonnefantenstraat 5Maastricht1665
200283Museum Van LoonKeizersgracht 672Amsterdam1672
200384The Old MintMuntpromenade 7Weert1580in the Eighty Years' War Count Horn minted his coins here; since 1974 a café-restaurant [6]
200485Penha gebouwHeerenstraat 1Willemstad1708issued at the 70th anniversary of the air link between Amsterdam and Cura luchtverbinding tussen Amsterdam en Curaçao[7]
200586Teylers MuseumSpaarne 16Haarlem1780
200687Het Peperhuis (pepper house)Wierdijk 12Enkhuizen1625Zuiderzee Museum
200788‘t LootsjeRozengracht 99-101Amsterdam1892
200889Secretarishuisje (the secretary's house)Muurhuizen 109Amersfoort1547
200990Wester-AmstelAmsteldijk Noord 55Amstelveen1662At the ninetieth birthday KLM issued a jubilee book, House No 90 [2]
201091AntillenhuisBadhuisweg 175Den Haag1899presented in Madurodam, together with the unveiling of the replica of the Antillenhuis[8]
201192De Drie Haringen (the three herrings)Brink 55Deventer1575
201293Siebold houseRapenburg 19Leiden1752
201394Oudheidkamer (antiquities museum)Kogerstraat 1Den Burg, Texel1591
201495Heineken BreweryStadhouderskade 78Amsterdam1913
201596Hendrick Hamel houseKortendijk 67Gorinchem2009
201697Hotel New YorkKoninginnenhoofd 1Rotterdam1901former headquarter of the Holland America Line; issued at the 70th birthday of the first KLM regular service to New York[9]
201798Parental home of Anthony FokkerKleine Houtweg 41Haarlem1791current house number is 65
201899De Witte Os (the white ox)de MidstraatJoure1753The original Douwe Egberts shop. Part of Museum Joure since 1985.
2019100Huis ten Bosch palace (house in the woods)'s-Gravenhaagse Bos 10Den Haag1645official residence of the Dutch monarch

See also

References
  1. Zegeling, Mark (2015). Little Kingdom by the Sea: a Celebration of Dutch Cultural Heritage - Secrets of the KLM Houses Revealed. Markmedia & Art. ISBN 9081905627.
  2. "KLM Delft Blue houses". KLM. KLM.
  3. Zegeling, Mark (2016). Sterke Verhalen, Alle Geheimen achter de Gevels van de KLM-huisjes. Markmedia & Art. ISBN 978-90-819056-57. (in Dutch)
  4. "house#31". Gemeente Delft (in Dutch).
  5. "house#75". Beeldbank Haagse Gemeente (in Dutch).
  6. "house#84". Luchtvaartnieuws (in Dutch).
  7. "house#85". Luchtvaartnieuws (in Dutch).
  8. "house#91". Zakenreis (in Dutch).
  9. "house#97". Zakenreis (in Dutch).
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