1980's KLM Delft Ceramic house; #58 Herengracht 101. This miniature delft house
still has it's original cap/lid, however it no longer contains any
liquid. It is in excellent condition. These miniature houses were and
are given out to business glass passengers who fly with KLM. They are
very sought after. Of all the canals, the Herengracht was the most
prestigious place to live. In 1631, a dream came true for cloth trader
Cornelis Jansz Blaeuwenduijff. At auction, he bought a piece of land at
number 101, to build a stately home 5.30 meters wide, with two floors
and a storage loft. The lower register of the stepped-gable façade was
made of wood. Above the entrance, the owner hung a sign with a picture
of a bird and his name Blaeuwe Duijff (meaning Blue Pigeon). In the
early 1950s, after centuries of being just an ordinary residential
house, the historic building became a hotel. Hotel Post was named after
the owner and it attracted a lot of American and Canadian soldiers, who
were on leave in Amsterdam. In 1979, was split into several separate
apartments.