It was called the sister polder, in the 19th century the Schilderswijk consisted of meadows, which were drained by the Zustermolen and the Gortmolen. At the time, this area belonged to the territory of Rijswijk and was largely undeveloped, only a few houses had been built on the edge of the Zuidwal and the Groenewegje. Around 1841 a small neighborhood was built called 'het Rode Dorp'. This neighborhood was just outside the city limits. The intention of this small neighborhood was to house and re-educate antisocial people. The village was renovated in the year 85 of the 20th century, unfortunately this renovation was so poorly carried out that it was in danger of being demolished in 2010. Staedion was responsible for the houses and instead of demolishing them they decided to renovate the houses and turn them into student housing. This renovation started in 2011 and has already been completed.
The Amsterdam-The Hague railway line was opened in 1843. This had consequences for the adjacent area. A station was built, the area surrounding this area became part of it in 1844 The Hague. The Huijgenspark and Stationsweg were constructed at Hollands Spoor (HS) station, and many luxury homes were built around the station. As early as 1862, there was a plan to build an entire neighborhood. Oranjeplein was constructed, a mainly green square with luxury houses surrounding it. The intention was for the district to gain some status, just like the Archipelbuurt. Unfortunately, the sale of the houses did not go as originally planned. The upper class citizens found the area too swampy and there was fear that the moisture would cause diseases.
The time of the Industrial Revolution brought many workers to the big cities. These workers looked for housing and went to live around Oranjeplein. At the time, the municipality did not interfere with the new district and left it to private companies. These companies built large numbers of houses. These were cheap to put up and of poor quality. We call this revolution building. There were better built housings, these were built by housing associations. An example of this is Van Hogendorstraat.
The arrival of workers in these streets/neighborhoods made it unattractive for the upper class to move or continue to live there. So they left. As a result, the Schilderswijk became a working-class/working-class neighborhood.
Not much is left of the original building. In the 1970s, many old homes were demolished and replaced by new construction.