Landhuis Brakkeput Mei Mei
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The name 'Brakke Put' means: a well with brackish water. The plantation was used for cattle raising and to grow maishi chikitu (corn) and beans as a food supply for the cattle and the slaves who worked there. Another part of the plantation’s products such as fruit, meat and dairy, were sold to the town’s people and the crew of the ships that docked in the harbor. The last inhabitants of the landhouse did not make a living out of the income generated by the plantation any more and in 1929 both the house and the land were sold to the Koninklijke Shell (Oil Company). In 1985 landhouse Brakkeput Mei Mei was placed under the supervision of Stichting Monumentenzorg (foundation for the preservation and restauration of historic buildings) from which point on it became a party center and restaurant.