Architects: B.W. Plooij (1890-1967)
Bastiaan Willem Plooij (often misspelled Plooy) was born in Baarn on May 17 1890. Little is known about him, except that for most of his life he lived and worked in Amersfoort. Although he designed other types of buildings as well, he is best known for the more than 40 churches he designed for both the Hervormde (reformed) and Gereformeerde protestant denominations. Until the Second World War he worked in Expressionist style, mostly a moderate version, later in Traditionalist style.
The following is a list of Plooij's churches only. It is possibly incomplete.
Probably Plooij's first church. Cruciform church in Expressionist style, with tower. Closed.
Cruciform church in Expressionist style, with tower. Original dome-shaped spire lost in WW2 and replaced by a pointed one.
Cruciform church in Expressionist style. Demolished in 1990.
Cruciform church in Expressionist style with short tower with portal at the front.
Cruciform church in Expressionist style, with tower.
Straight church in Expressionist style.
Enlargement of an older church. Demolished in 1987.
Cruciform church in Expressionist style, with tall tower.
Cruciform church in Expressionist style, with tower.
1931 Rijssen (Ov): reformed Westerkerk
Cruciform church in Expressionist style, with tower. Designed in conjunction with architect J.A. Heuvelink.
Cruciform church in Expressionist style, with tower.
Cruciform church in Expressionist style.
1932 Maarssen (U): Gereformeerde kerk
Small church in moderate Expressionist style, with steeple.
1932 Wormerveer (NH): Gereformeerde Morgensterkerk
Cruciform church in Expressionist style, with short tower. Closed in 1994, now apartments.
Cruciform church in Expressionist style, with high tower. Demolished after damage by fire in 1964.
Cruciform church in Expressionist style, with steeple on the crossing. Closed in 1991 and rebuilt into apartments.
1933-1934 Breda (NB): Gereformeerde Zandbergkerk
Cruciform church in Expressionist style, with steeple on the crossing.
Cruciform church in Expressionist style.
1935-1936 Zeist (U): Gereformeerde Oosterkerk
One of Plooij's most original designs; a church with two naves that meet each other in a wedge. Style is, as usual in this period of Plooij's career, Expressionist.
1935-1936 Monster (ZH): Gereformeerde kerk
Cruciform church in Expressionist style, with steeple on the crossing.
1936 Nieuw-Loosdrecht (NH): Gereformeerde kerk
No details.
Cruciform church in Expressionist style. Front dominated by two portals.
Rebuilt into houses.
Aisleless church in Expressionist style, with steeple on top.
Straight church in simple Expressionist style.
Church in simple Traditionalist style, possibly the first time Plooij used this style.
Temporary church in very simple Traditionalist style. Original plan was for a wooden church.
Church in simple Traditionalist style.
Small church in Traditionalist style, with tower. Now a house.
Closed in 2006.
Church in Traditionalist style, with short tower. Rebuilt into houses in 2010.
Church in Traditionalist style. Portal with pillars.
Church in simple Traditionalist style.
Church in Traditionalist style.
Church in Traditionalist style, with tower.
Demolished in 2003.
Church in Traditionalist style, with short tower.
Church in Traditionalist style.
Church in Traditionalist style, with tower.
Church in Traditionalist style, with hexagonal ground plan.
1956 Den Haag (ZH): Gereformeerde Vredekerk
Church in Traditionalist style, with tower.