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Dutch Colonial architecture

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Dutch Colonial architecture
A broad term describing the architecture prevalent in the Dutch-settled parts of America during the early part of the 17th century. The earliest houses were simple one-story, single-room permanent dwellings.
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As a result of Dutch rule, each of the islands is dominated by Dutch colonial architecture and custom, though in most cases infused with colorful local flourishes.
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It is sleepy, unpretentious and utterly charming, with Dutch colonial architecture in a rainbow of tropical colors, as if the painting crews drew inspiration from the marine park itself.
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Their hands-on philanthropy has transformed an entire section of Otrabanda's dilapidated slum, known as the Iron Quarter, into a magnificently renovated historical district--the best example of Dutch colonial architecture in the Caribbean.
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