I am the proud owner of a characteristic house build in 1918/1919. The coming time I will post more pictures and elaborate a bit more about the history of the house.

The house is build in the same style (although not as expensive) as the villa's in the Meerwijk in Bergen Noord Holland. This is a famous neighborhood build in the style of the Amsterdamse School (Amsterdam school). Curved forms (art deco) and tiles in the corridors are special characteristics. I am not sure why one house in this style has been build in Het Bosch en Vaart Kwartier in Haarlem (neighborhood between a canal and a park).
The house is build in the Chinese year of the Dragon. Thats why you can see dragons in the tile work.
The footprint resembles the form of a ship. You can see the form of a ship also in the balconies and in various tiles in the kitchen.
De architect J.F. Staal, zou best een gebouw in de vorm van een schip hebben kunnen neerzetten. Sterker nog verrees rond 1915 in Bergen een wijkje, park Meerwijk genaamd, in de stijl van de Amsterdamse school. Aan het ontwerp werd meegewerkt door Staal, die aan de ingang van het parkje een huis bouwde, geheel in de vorm van een schip. Dit pand kreeg de toepasselijke naam De Bark.
Kijk voor foto's op: http://www.zuidelijkewandelweg.nl/architectuur/schip.htm

First owner J. Verheus
Architect J. Brouwer
Second owner Mrs Verheus (daughter of the first owner). Till 1990.
Third owner: ? for 3 months.
Fourth owner: Petke. Till 1994.
Fifths owner: Ferco Mascini. Till January 16 2005.
Ours since then.
License to build 25-11-1918; finished 14-04-1919

2006
June 13: added fish eye pics of the corridor and some more text.
January 6: Added some bathroom pictures
December 15: added a few more pictures from the North and East side
December 8: Added Pictures from the front of the house
December 2: Added pictures from the outside.
2005
November 20: started with some details.