Het Von Clermonthuis

In Vaals, the industrialist Johann Arnold Von Clermont had this Von Clermont House built in the 18th century. He set it up as a cloth factory and partly also used it as a house and office. At that time wool was woven, pressed and dyed. Today it serves as the town hall of Vaals.

Von Clermont's buildings have also left traces in the soil. Many remains of the old buildings have been found in the vicinity of the Von Clermont House. The Von Clermont House originally had four wings. In the courtyard, a wall of this former fourth wing was found. Remains of walls have been found in front of the town hall, which probably belonged to the perimeter walls of the estate.

Visitors can see various elements of the cloth industry in the design of the public space on and around Koningin Julianaplein. The influence of Von Clermont with his cloth industry is prominently expressed here: a canvas terrace that refers to the drying place for the sheets, a market carpet with a woven motif and in the courtyard of the town hall a real paint basin, with which the dyeing shop is visualized in a special way.

The Clermont Garden has been realized on the location of the Von Clermont garden (next to the Kopermolen). Vaals' textile past is also made visible in the motifs of the pavement.