Velsen municipality (NH)
Municipality in the south-western part of the province, located just north of Haarlem. Administrative center is the town of Ijmuiden. The other locations are the villages Driehuis, Santpoort-Noord, Santpoort-Zuid, Velsen-Noord, Velsen-Zuid, Spaarndammerpolder and Velserbroek.
Since 1919 this building has been a theatre named Thalia, but this is in fact the former Old-Catholic church built in 1890. Already in 1907 it was replaced by the current church elsewhere in the town. Before becoming a theatre the facade was drastically modified.
Location: Breesaapstraat 52
The reformed Nieuwe Kerk ('new church') was built in 1910-1911 and was designed by English architect W.A. Forsyth and his Dutch colleague G. Meppelink. The neo-Gothic design was inspired by Anglican churches in England.
Location: Kanaalstraat 250
The Goede Herderkerk (good sheperd church) is a reformed church in moderate Expressionist style, designed by F.B. Jantzen and built in 1934-1935.
Location: Velserduinweg 52
The Gereformeerde Ichtuskerk was designed by S.J. Meegdes and A. ten Broeke and was built in 1938-1939.
Location: Snelliusstraat 40
In Ijmuiden, the Old-Catholic parish is larger than the Roman Catholic one. The Old-Catholic St. Engelmundus was designed by D. Copper and built in 1907 in an architectural style closely related to Rationalism.
Location: Koningin Wilhelminakade 119
The Gereformeerde kerk was built in Expressionist style in 1924. It was designed by h. van Emmerik. It was closed in 1987 and is nowadays a community center.
Location: Koningsweg 35
At the time the St. Joseph was built, Velsen-Noord was still named Wijkeroog. The church was designed in neo-Romanesque style by J. Stuyt and built in 1908.
Location: Wijkerstraatweg 55
The reformed church or Engelmunduskerk is one of the oldest churches in the region. It dates from the 12th century and is mostly Romanesque.
Location: Kerkplein 1
The St. Engelmundus of Driehuis is a neo-Gothic cruciform basilica, designed by A.A.M. Bruning and built in 1893.
Location: Driehuizerkerkweg 113