▁was ▁itself ▁sur pass ed ▁as ▁the ▁f anci est ▁h of je ▁in ▁H aar lem ▁by ▁the ▁T ey lers ▁Hof je . ▁ ▁Res idents ▁The ▁h of je ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁be ▁grand , ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁meant ▁for ▁women ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Re formed ▁faith , ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁official ▁faith ▁of ▁the ▁H aar lem ▁council . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁h of je ▁rules ▁and ▁reg ulations , ▁the ▁women ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁live ▁there ▁were ▁not ▁very ▁poor , ▁because ▁they ▁had ▁to ▁buy ▁their ▁place ▁for ▁ 5 0 ▁flor ins ▁and ▁bring ▁a ▁long ▁list ▁of ▁poss essions ▁with ▁them , ▁including ▁cl othing ▁and ▁furn ish ings . ▁It ▁originally ▁had ▁houses ▁for ▁ 2 9 ▁single ▁elder ▁women , ▁after ▁the ▁renov ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁this ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁ 2 0 . ▁ ▁Fin ances ▁The ▁h of je ▁was ▁quite ▁wealth y , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 3 ▁celebrated ▁its ▁ 5 0 - year ▁j ub ile e ▁with ▁a ▁glass ▁for ▁the ▁reg ents ▁eng ra ved ▁with ▁the ▁portrait ▁of ▁Y s brand ▁Staats . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁period ▁history ▁of ▁H aar lem ▁by ▁Pi eter ▁Lang end ijk , ▁the ▁h of je ▁had ▁ble aching ▁fields ▁behind ▁the ▁eastern most ▁c ott ages ▁and ▁a ▁pav il ion ▁on ▁the ▁Sp aar ne ▁river ▁for ▁the ▁ladies ▁to ▁drink ▁tea ▁in . ▁During ▁the ▁French