Groningen - Oude Boteringestraat

In Oude Boteringestraat, northwest of the Grote Markt, are a number of interesting old houses:

No. 17: in neo-Renaissance style.

No. 19: a replica (1913) of a medieval house which stood in the Grote Markt until 1775 and at one time had been a tax office. Over the entrance is a fish with a coin in its mouth, symbolizing the extravagant spending of the municipal authorities.

No. 24: one of the oldest stone-built houses in the town, dating from the Middle Ages.

No. 23: a mid 18th century house with 13 temples on the gable.

Nos. 36-38: a courthouse of 1755, restored in the early 20th century.

No. 44: the former residence of the Queen's Commissioner. The house, in Louis XVI style, was built