History of a street · 1020 Brussels

Avenue Edouard Kufferath

In Dutch: Edouard Kufferathlaan

Avenue Edouard Kufferath, in Brussels, has 37 buildings on the Atlas map, for 38 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1970 to 1989, with 59% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. Almost everything there appears after 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 18790
  • 1880 – 19130
  • 1914 – 19440
  • 1945 – 19699
  • 1970 – 198922
  • 1990 – 20096
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 42: 1949.

Today's buildings, grouped by the period when the Atlas map first shows building on their plot. Approximate reconstruction.

Where its name comes from

Kind of name
Commemorative name
Theme
Scientists
Named in
1932

Edouard Kufferath (1853 – 1909) était médecin obstétricien et professeur à l'ULB. C.c. de Bxl (remark in French, as published)

Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives