In 1715 the western area of the county Het Bildt

Het Bildt

het Bildt is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands; its capital is Sint Annaparochie. As of 1 November 2006 it had a population of 10,975. Het Bildt has 15.4 kilometers of coastline...

 was dyked in order to reclaim it from the sea. It was named the . From then on the area was protected from the sea by the Nieuwe Bildtdijk

Nieuwe Bildtdijk

The Nieuwe Bildtdijk, "Nije dyk" in the local language of "Het Bildts", is a dike in the Dutch county Het Bildt which was built around the year 1600 and was to protect the land from flooding. It protected the Wester Bildtpollen and the Ooster Bildtpollen from the Waddenzee. A new higher and...

. On 12 March 1751 the complete area was sold. In 1754 the eastern part, the "Ooster Bildtpollen

Ooster Bildtpollen

Ooster Bildtpollen is the northern-east part of the Dutch county Het Bildt in Friesland. The dikework walling off the sea was completed in 1754. The western part is called the Wester Bildtpollen and the dike that protected these lands against the sea is called the "Nieuwe Bildtdijk". Just like the...

" was reclaimed by completing the dyke around it.

The characteristic "Beachhouse of the Bildtpollen" (image) from 1899 is a prominent high building which has been made for the use of the administrators. It was in use for meetings and from the "High Chamber" () you could easily view the newlands and the Waddenzee. In the 20th century a new dike was constructed again and the beachhouse lost its function, no longer being on the coast. Nowadays it is a residential house.