![]() Architects: H.J. van Tulder (1819-1903) Hendrik
Jacobus van Tulder, also known as Henri van Tulder or Henri Jacques van
Tulder was born in Tilburg on the 1st of May 1819. In the 1840's he
probably studied at the Royal School of Arts in Antwerpen, Belgium.
From 1844 until 1846, either before or after his study, he worked in
Brussel for architect Jean-Pierre Cluysenaar. In 1848 Van Tulder
returned to Tilburg and started his own office. One of his first
assignments was for the new town hall In his home town. Tilburg is also
where in 1850 he built his first church and developed an entire
neighbourhood. The
following is a list of Van Tulder's buildings, concentrating on his
churches and highlights from his other work. |
1848-1849 Tilburg (NB): town hall
Building in neo-Classical style. Demolished in 1971. |
1850-1851 Tilburg-Korvel (NB): church St. Dionysius
Church in neo-Classical style. Projected tower not build. Church demolished in 1923. |
1853-1855 Gemert (NB): restoration and enlargement
church St. Jans Onthoofding
Extension of the nave and addition of a richly ornamented neo-Gothic tower. |
1854 Aarle-Rixtel (NB): town hall
Building in neo-Classical style. |
1856 Esch (NB): church St. Willibrordus
Church in neo-Classical style, incorporating a 15th-century tower. Church demolished in 1889. |
1856 Haaren (NB): church St. Lambertus
Church in neo-Classical style. Destroyed by fire in 1911. |
1856-1858 Mierlo (NB): church St. Lucia
Basilica in early neo-Gothic style, Van Tulder's first complete church in this style. |
1857 Berkel-Enschot (NB): tower St. Willibrordus chapel Tower added to an older chapel. in 1910 incorporated in Jan Stuyt's new church, but in altered form. |
1857 Rijsbergen (U): chapel Major seminary
No further details. Demolished. |
1857-1859 Oss (NB): church O.L. Vrouw Onbevlekt
Ontvangen
Van Tulder's first big church. Three-aisled cruciform basilica in neo-Gothic style with tall tower. |
1858-1859 Wintelre (NB): tower church St.
Willibrordus
Neo-Gothic tower for a neo-Classical church built in 1822. Church replaced later. |
1858-1861
Tilburg (NB): church Sint Vincentius à Paulo
Three-aisled church in early neo-Gothic style. Demolished in 1956. |
1858 Velddriel (G): church St. Martinus
Destroyed 1944. |
1859 Nuland (NB): church St. Johannes' Onthoofding
Destroyed 1944. |
1859 Diessen (NB): restoration church St. Willibrordus Details unknown. |
1862-1867 Macharen (NB): church St. Petrus' Banden
One-aisled neo-Gothic church. 15th-century tower was incorporated and heightened with a fourth segment. |
1864-1866 Vlijmen (NB): church St. Jans' Geboorte
Big three-aisled cruciform church in neo-Gothic style, with tower. Plaster vaults. |
1867 Liempde (NB): church St. Johannes' Onthoofding
Three-aisled cruciform church in neo-Gothic style. The slim tower was added in 1897-1899. |
1867-1868 Haren (NB): church St. Lambertus
Three-aisled pseudo-basilica in neo-Gothic style. |
1868-1870 Dreumel (G): church St. Barbara
![]() Large triple-aisled cruciform church in Neo-Gothic style. Tower added in 1925 by W. van Aalst, who slightly changed Van Tulder's design. |
1871 Zijtaart (NB): church St. Lambertus
Three-aisled church in neo-Gothic style. |
1871-1872 Eerde (NB): church St. Antonius Abt
Three-aisled basilican church in neo-Gothic style. |
1872-1889 Tilburg (NB): church St. Joseph
Three-aisled cruciform church in neo-Gothic style with two towers at the front. Often regarded Van Tulder's best church. |
1874-1880 Eindhoven-Woensel (NB): church St. Petrus
Three-aisled cruciform basilican church in neo-Gothic style. The uncompleted ower collapsed in 1875. New tower designed by L.J.P. Kooken built in 1912. |
1874 Drunen (NB): church St. Lambertus
Three-aisled cruciform basilican church in neo-Gothic style, with richly ornamented tower. Destroyed in 1944. |
1875 Drunen (NB): rebuilding and extension
d'Oultremont castle
Renewal in neo-Gothic style. Included the addition of towers and turrets. |
1876 Zwaagdijk (NH): church St. Joseph
Three-aisled cruciform church church in neo-Gothic style , with built-in tower. Demolished in 1954. |
1878-1879 Elshout (NB): church St. Johannes Evangelist
Small three-aisled cruciform church in neo-Gothic style, with slim built-in tower. |
1879-1884 Hoog-Geldrop (NB): church HH.
Maria en Brigida![]() Three-aisled cruciform basilica in neo-Gothic style with front tower. |
1880 Olland (NB): church St. Martinus
Destroyed 1944. |
1882-1883 Dommelen (NB): church St. Martinus
Small one-aisled church in neo-Gothic style. Enlarged by J. Stuyt in 1932. |
1883-1884 Helmond-Stiphout (NB): church St. Trudo
Three-aisled cruciform basilican church in neo-Gothic style. |
1884-1885 Eindhoven-Stratum (NB): church St. Joris Three-aisled cruciform church in neo-Gothic style. Octagonal crossing. Van Tulder designed a tower that wasn't built. The current tower was designed by Van Tulder's former assistent J. van Gils and was built in 1910-1911. |
1884-1885 Vught (NB): mental hospital
Voorburg
No further details. |
1885-1886 Westerhoven (NB): church St. Servatius
Originally a straight three-aisled basilica in neo-Gothic style. Transept added in 1919. |
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