- Year built: 1647
- Style of construction: XVIII
- Original function: Guildhall
The 'Zakkendragershuis', next to the 'Mazelaarsbrug', dates from 1868 and was built in the seventeenth century. Until 1950, it was the guildhall of the mazelaars, or bag carriers. The bagbearers met here to divide up the work. After ringing the bell, which still hangs there today, the carriers could play dice to divide the work. In small boats, they unloaded the sea-going vessels that had dropped anchor on the Maas.
The bagbearers' guild was ancient. Around 1350, there was already a 'guild of the Mase', but its heyday was in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, when the grain trade flourished. The guild had 220 mazelers at the time. It was not until 1950 that it was disbanded, and after restoration the building was given the function of a residence. The house consists only of a ground floor with a high hipped roof.
