The history of the iconic Broekhuizen estate takes centuries back. Broekhuizen Castle has been serving as a knight’s city, country house and estate in Leersum for a long time. Parc Broekhuizen has become a large three-storey building, the protruding middle section of which is dominated by a monumental peristilium formed by four iconic columns. The façade bears the coat of arms (a red and gold variegated cross in silver) of the Van Broeckhuysen family from Utrecht. In 1906, the Main House was destroyed by fire and then a direct reconstruction. The building has known many different residents and functions. A rich merchant, Cornelis Jan van Nellesteyn, lived there and he died in 1832. Fron 1971 till 1996, Parc Broekhuizen was a National Institute for Nature Conservation.
