History of a street · 1070 Anderlecht

Avenue Guillaume Melckmans

In Dutch: Guillaume Melckmanslaan

Avenue Guillaume Melckmans, in Anderlecht, has 77 buildings on the Atlas map, for 79 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 97% 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 – 191375
1914 – 19440
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19891
1990 – 20091
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 31: 1907. 75 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: 1929

Guillaume Melckmans (1871-1932) a été échevin socialiste de l'instruction publique à Anderlecht. Il contribua au développement de cités-jardins dont la cité de la Roue, que traverse cette avenue. (remark in French, as published)

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