Hofje van Bakenes

Poem above the entrance of the hofje at the Bakenessergracht: "Ingang van t Gesticht van Dirck van Baekenes voor Vrouwen acht en twee mael ses".
Hofje van Bakenes is located in Haarlem
Hofje van Bakenes
Hofje van Bakenes
The Hofje van Bakenes is located between the Bakenessergracht and the Wijde Appelaarsteeg.

The Hofje van Bakenes or Bakenesserkamer is a hofje in Haarlem, Netherlands, located between the Bakenessergracht and the Wijde Appelaarsteeg. In the Middle Ages "kamer" or "room" meant house. Usually the houses within a hofje consisted of just one single room.