thumb|upright=1.3|left|Many government-owned buildings are national heritage sites, such as the local police headquarters located on the Koudenhorn 2. Originally built as the Dutch Reformed "Diaconie" (poor house and orphanage) in 1768, it was built to house up to 900 people, indicating the extent of the economic crisis in Haarlem that had resulted from losing shipping power to Amsterdam.
thumb|upright=13|left|many government-owned buildings are national heritage sites such as the local police headquarters located on the koudenhorn 2 originally built as the dutch reformed "diaconie" (poor house and orphanage) in 1768 it was built to house up to 900 people indicating the extent of the economic crisis in haarlem that had resulted from losing shipping power to amsterdam