West India House, Amsterdam
- Dutch: Het West-Indisch Huis
- Address: 75 Haarlemmerstraat
- Vicinity: Herenmarkt
- Neighborhood of Grachtengordel in Amsterdam
- Nabe of Grachtengordel-West in Grachtengordel
- Nabe of Grachtengordel-West in Amsterdam
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1617/00/00 | West India House, the central wing, is built in Amsterdam as a Vleeshal and Schutterswachthuis (meat hall and gunners guardhouse). | |||||
| 1623/00/00 | Kiliaen van Rensselaer (merchant) | Office | The governing board of the West India Company begin meeting in West Indisch Huis. | |||
| 1623/00/00 | Dutch West India Company | Office | The Dutch West India Company rents the Vleeshal and Schutterswachthuis. The west and a south wing are built shortly after the conversion into West Indisch Huis. | |||
| 1647/00/00 | Last meeting of the West India Company at the West Indisch Huis on Haarlemmerstraat. |
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| Sight Category | Building |
| Architectural Style | Dutch Renaissance |
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