D'Oliphant

The D'Oliphant, also written as De Oliphant, was commissioned in 1591 by Cornelis van Wijkcool as a farmhouse (Dutch: boerenbehuizinge) built near Nieuwesluis on the island Voorne. Oliphant translates into "Elephant" although the current spelling of the Dutch word is Olifant. The octagonal tower part of the house was probably designed to give the allure of a knight homestead and to suggest that the owner belonged to an ancient and noble family. The house was moved in 1975 and is now located at the Kromme Zandweg 90 in the district of Charlois in Rotterdam.