History of a street · 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert

Avenue Georges Henri

In Dutch: Georges Henrilaan

Avenue Georges Henri, in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, has 352 buildings on the Atlas map, for 434 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1914 to 1944, with 36% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 17% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 18790
  • 1880 – 191359
  • 1914 – 1944126
  • 1945 – 1969106
  • 1970 – 198948
  • 1990 – 200911
  • since 20102

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 251B: 1892. 10 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
Local notables
Named in
1882

La propriétaire des terrains sur lesquels l'avenue fut percée demanda à ce que cette voie porte le nom de ces deux enfants, Georges et Henri. Le “et” a disparu avec le temps. (remark in French, as published)

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

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