Notable features include the ‘overhoekse’ (diagonal) window and the ‘clog house’, where clogs were kept… The Zaan-style cottage at number 8 was built during the 18^th century. An unusual feature of this house is that the bedrooms are in the attic; people generally used to sleep in closet beds downstairs, and used the attic for storage. Another eye-catching detail (similar to No. 7) is the ‘overhoekse’ (diagonal) window, which allowed residents a better view of what was happening on the path. A ‘klompenhuisje’ (‘clog house’) was built at the entrance to the house. Residents stored their clogs here to avoid bringing dirt into the house. The front facade features a ‘dooddeur’ (‘death door’), traditionally used only for weddings and funerals. The real entrance is on the side of the house. Just like many other houses, this one was built reasonably high off the ground on masonry ‘poeren’ (‘pilings’) as protection from flooding. The resulting space beneath the house was often used as a chicken coop. Frans Mars, the landscape painter from the Zaan region, was closely involved in the creation of the Zaanse Schans. He enthused profusely about the Meester Cornelispad, where this cottage was previously located: ‘It was as if an artistic soul had created the neighborhood, stopping at nothing to make it as picturesque as possible’.

The relocation of the cottage, suspended between two tow trucks, went smoothly. Even as architect Cornelis de Jong was still discussing the technical details, transporter Johan Schol had already lifted the cottage from its foundations and taken it straight to the Zaanse Schans