Small town situated between Arnhem and Nijmegen. Largely destroyed in World War Two and mostly rebuilt in Tradionalist styles after the war.
The Dominican monastery was designed by
P.J.H. Cuypers and built in
1856-1858. It consists of a U-shaped monastery and a neo-Gothic chapel.
Location: Kloosterlaan 1
The St. Elisabethsklooster is a former Fransiscan convent which
in 1978 became the town hall. The neo-Gothic chapel was designed
by G. te Riele and built in 1890-1891, while the actual convent was designed in Traditionalist style by G. M. Leeuwenberg and
built in 1935.
Location: Langekerkstraat 2-4
The catholic church
O.L. Vrouwe ten
Hemelopneming was built after the war to replace a destroyed medieval
church. The church was designed by G.M.
Leeuwenberg and built in two stages; most of the church
was built in 1949-1950, the apse and the tower were added in 1961.
Location: Langekerkstraat 10
Huissen's second catholic church is the H. Martelaren van Gorcum. It
was designed by H.W. Valk and built in 1952-1953 to replace a church
destroyed in 1944.. The predecessor had been designed by Valk's former
employer W. te Riele and was built in 1925-1926.
Location: Van Wijkstraat 33, Huissen-Het Zand
