History of a street · 1020 Brussels

Avenue Ernest Masoin

In Dutch: Ernest Masoinlaan

Avenue Ernest Masoin, in Brussels, has 14 buildings on the Atlas map, for 14 addresses. It was mostly built between 1970 and 1989: 64% of its buildings appear in that period.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18790
1880 – 19130
1914 – 19441
1945 – 19694
1970 – 19899
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 97: 1937. 2 buildings in the street are dated by the heritage inventory.

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: 1926

Ernest Masoin (1844-1915) était médecin et professeur à la KU Leuven. La rue se situe à proximité de hôpital Brugmann. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives