With the arrival of the mines in Heerlen at the end of the nineteenth century, the municipal council quickly realized that there was a great need for training that could turn the local, mainly agricultural population, into technical professionals.
A provisional school board is established and buys a building site on the Lindeveld, where construction of a school building to the design of Jan Stuyt started in 1913. Both the municipality and the State Mines finance the school building.
The Association of Craft School and Mining School for Heerlen and the surrounding area is established for management and management. The school is opened in 1913 and in 1917 the school is expanded for the first time and in 1920 for the second time.
Both expansions are again by J. Stuyt. In 1931, the building was expanded for the third time, making the right wing completely ready. Dormer windows are placed and the fencing around the building is placed.
The fencing was made by the students and symbols of some crafts are included here. The building is built of brick with layers of marlstone. This alternation of masonry and bacon layers gives the building a characteristic and playful appearance.
The central main entrance has a stone frame in which the name 'Technical School' is chiseled. In 1950 the name Craft School is changed to Technical School. The training is a training that lies between the craft school and the MTS in terms of level.
From 1957, an HTS is added to the training. Due to the growth in the number of students, an extension is again necessary and the left wing is being added. In 1971, the association has four technical courses under its management, HTS, MTS, LTS and an ITS.
At the end of the eighties, the entire complex is renovated. In 1987, the HTS leaves the Craft School and transfers to the Stichting Hogeschool Heerlen. The LTS and MTS remained in the building.
In 1993 the entire complex became empty due to the departure of the LTS and MTS elsewhere. The building lay empty for several years and awaited a new destination as the 'Lindestaete' apartment complex. Before this plan could be realized, a major fire broke out in 1996, severely damaging the complex.
The restoration and extension was carried out by the Spanish architectural firm MBM. Part of the ABP has been housed here since 1999.
