The sign shape is rectangular but its head is designed according to the silhouette of the old building of the Gymnasia Herzliya, which serves as a logo of the Council for the Preservation of Heritage Sites in Israel
The house was photographed that day by the same photographer
Click for a larger image Another sign taken by the same photographer that day indicates the fact that the building is "Beit Rishonim":
"Beit Rishonim" This "Founders house" was built and renovated
By Yonah and Yaakov Yitzhaki
In memory of the late Pnina and Hanania Yitzhaki
One of the founders and pioneers of the Beer Yaakov colony
Click for a larger image Translation of the text on the sign:
Symbol of the Council for the Preservation of Israeli Heritage Sites
The emblem of Beer Yaakov Local Council
The emblem of the Ministry of Culture and Sport
The farmers house and the clinic The building of the "farmers house" and clinic was built in the 1960s, on land donated by the late Shmuel Gershman. The building was designed, in 1959, by the architect Benjamin Chelnov, who designed many buildings throughout the country during the 20th century. Most of the buildings were in the modernist style.
Until the construction of the building, Dr. Rashu, the colony doctor, lived in the hut that served as his home and clinic. Instead, this building was erected on the site of the hut.
The construction of the new building included two parts: one part is the "farmers house", which was a gathering place for the settlements orchards, and housed the offices of the Beer Yaakov Agricultural Committee. The second part of the building served as the residence of a "Amamit" health insurance fund (now Meuhedet), which was the colonies health insurance fund.
The "living spirit" that operated in the clinic was Yitzhak Yitzhaki, the son of Rabbi Yaakov Yitzhaki, who studied medicine in Constantinople (Istanbul) with Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, and engaged in public activity in the locality.
The clinic building still serves its initial purpose, while the "Farmers House" building now houses the "Beit Rishonim" museum in Beer Yaakov.
[Image of the structure]