History

This building already existed in the 16th century. In 1637 three independant houses were united to one big mansion. From this period date, amongst others, the cross beams and the black marble chimney in what was the kitchen (now sitting-room next to the elevator). In 1859 the sisters of Saint Andrews founded in this building the renowned and still existing school "Sint Andreas Instituut". The last occupant of the house was "Baroness Susanne de Giey" (born as Parmentier). She left the house in 1991. In October 1993 the building was acquired by the families Verlinde-Olivera en Waelput-Arjona, who restaured the in the meantime "listed building" and rebuilt it into a hotel. It was an extremely difficult exercice in balance to provide a maximum of modern comfort and safety with the less transformations possible. It took more than a year and a half before all the involved authorities (ministries, city council, town planning, fire brigade, Flemish Tourist Authority) could agree with the plans. The hotel opened its doors on April the 28th 1995. " In August 2003 the hotel was extended with 4 suites in the former stables and house chapel.

Suzanne de Giey, Madame des Initiales The last inhabitant of the house

Suzanne de Giey was born at Elsene, she was the 5th of the children and also the only girl in the family of Paul Parmentier - Maria Van Loo. Her grand-father Eugène founded the "Usines cotonnières de Belgique", with factories in Ghent, Zele and Tubize.

Skeleton of the house Freren Fonteinstraat 1, Brugge. Now Hotel Jan Brito

DON 396 / 396² / 397. Frere Fonteynestraat 1, Brugge. Different denominations: Het Zwijn van het Oosten, Het Zwijnken, Het Groote Zwijn, Hotel Jan Brito.


The owners always lived in these buildings, one exception was in 1660 when the owners rented the building for a very short period. The outbuildings leading into the Braambergstraat had different functions, some of them were rented as dwelling houses, others were used as lodging houses for the staff.DON 396Before 1514 : Gregorius Vander Leene & Lysbethe Slocx. Stokhouder, owned almost the entire building, lived in this street.
1522 : Gregorius Vander Leene & children. After decease of mother.
Ca. 1536 : the widow of Gregorius Vander Leene. Second wife
Ca. 1556 : Joos Cabooter & Catharina De Boodt. Lived in the house.
13 juni 1603: Abel Oste and Marie Cabooter fa. Joos.
By inheritance after decease of marie's father
24 oktober 1606 : Pieter Vandewoestijne
Through sale after decease Abel Oste.
6 juli 1611 : Pieter de Chantraines & Louise Pollet.
Through sale after decease Pieter Vande Woestijne.
14 oktober 1618 : Joos de Bloys & Magdalena Pollet.
Redeemed from his brother in law.
19 augustus 1637 : Phillippe dele Flye & Marie Van Peenen.
Through sale after decease Joos de Bloys.
2 april 1653 : the inheritors of Phillippe dele Flye

DON 396² & 397 from 1549

Before 1514 : Gregorius Vander Leene & Lysbethe Slocx.
Stokhouder, owned almost the entire building, lived in this street.
1522 : Gregorius Vander Leene & kinderen.
After decease mother.
15 jan 1546 : Willem Van Westbusch & Perijne Schoof.
16 december 1549 : AdriaenGhyselin & Anna Baldens.
Adriaen married for the second time with Anna Vande Keerselaere.
12 december 1584 : Juliaen Vande Keerselaere.
Bought with life-interest tvv Adriaen Ghyselin
1605 : Marie Baldenaere widow of Juliaen Vande Keerslaere.
Inheritance.
15 juni 1633 : Maayken Gheschier.
Gift inter vivos.
31 maart 1643 : Phillippe dele Flye & Marie Van Peenen.
Bought from the inheritors of Marie Geschier.

DON 396/396²/397

1660 : Pieter Soutieu.
He rented the house temporarily
2 april 1653 : The inheritors of Phillippe dele Flye.
30 juli 1709 : Jan , Marie and Barbara dele Flye Through sale of Michiel dele Flye
Ignatius de Aranda & Marie dele
25 juli 1785 : Josephe Niclays Rapaert & Francisca Dubois.
Through purchase
Joannes Machasius Rapaert.
23 augustus 1844 : Aybert Rapaert & Charles Rapaert - Legillon.
Gift by testamony with usufruct.
25 november 1845 : Gustave Rapaert de Grass.
Gift by his father Aybert Rapaert for his marriage.
16 mei 1863 : La société civile & industrielle de St-André uit Doornik.
They kept a school here.
1872 : Eugenius Van Steenkiste & Helena Vandermeersch.
Through purchase.
1915 : Helena Vandermeersch.
Inheritance
1963 : Suzanne de Giey.
Through purchase.
1994 : Tijl Waelput & Luc Verlinde restore the building and reform it into Hotel Jan Brito (opening in 1995).
Listed building 30th of May 1994.

2002 : The adjacent building in Predikherenstraat 8 is bought, which restores the situation before 1963. In 2006 the new hotel wing opens (13 rooms) in this building that again is one property with the main building. It is also a listed building because of the well conserved 18th century division of the house.

2008 : NV Immo Wybo buys hotel Jan Brito. Mr & Mrs Thirion-Devos run the hotel.