Wilhelminastraat 25, Aalten
This villa, designed in the nineteenth-century Neo-Renaissance style, was completed in 2012. Its architecture is inspired by the historic Aalten director’s villa, de Beukenhof. As a tribute to the ‘original’, the name Lindenhof adorns the facade of this mansion. The house was commissioned by living rock legend Angus Young, guitarist of AC/DC, and his wife, Ellen van Lochem, who is originally from Aalten.
The enormous house features three floors above ground and a recording studio for the musician underground. Several architectural jokes have been incorporated into the facade as subtle references to the master of the house. For instance, at the top of the facade, on both sides of the house name, there is a sculpted head featuring devil’s horns. Many fans immediately associate this with the cover of the 1979 album Highway To Hell. The stained-glass window above the front door incorporates a lightning bolt, taken directly from the band’s logo.
Publicity
Since the construction plans were announced, many articles about this house and its owners have been published online, in newspapers, and in magazines. In 2023, an article appeared in Nieuwe Revu which once again explained how Angus Young ended up in Aalten (link).
Previously, the so-called Wijkgebouw (community centre) stood on this plot.
Features
| Cadastral no. | I-8086 |
| Function | House |
| Year of construction | 2012 |
| Listed | no |
