The church tower was built in 1855 in an austere Neo-Romanesque style. The tower is a remnant of a Roman Catholic hall church that was demolished at the end of the 1960s.
The tower was a dominant visual landmark. The complex is also a distinctive expression of developments in the area; with the arrival of Catholic peat workers from neighbouring Germany, Catholic centres arose throughout south-east Drenthe.
There was already a Protes…
The church tower was built in 1855 in an austere Neo-Romanesque style. The tower is a remnant of a Roman Catholic hall church that was demolished at the end of the 1960s.
The tower was a dominant visual landmark. The complex is also a distinctive expression of developments in the area; with the arrival of Catholic peat workers from neighbouring Germany, Catholic centres arose throughout south-east Drenthe.
There was already a Protestant church in New Schoonebeek, as this area was primarily Protestant at the end of the 18th century. With the arrival of this Catholic church, Nieuw Schoonebeek had two churches. Both the Protestant and Catholic church towers were once painted by Vincent van Gogh, featuring in his painting ‘Landscape at dusk’.
