History of a street · 1030 Schaerbeek

Avenue Monplaisir

In Dutch: Monplaisirlaan

Avenue Monplaisir, in Schaerbeek, has 37 buildings on the Atlas map, for 44 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1914 to 1944, with 51% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 49% 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 – 191318
1914 – 194419
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 43: 1904. 11 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: Descriptive name
Theme: Buildings

En référence à la villa et au domaine Monplaisir, construit vers 1690 par le baron Rooze. Charles de Lorraine séjourna entre 1752 et 1780 dans la maison de plaisance du domaine. Les bâtiments furent détruits en 1907. (remark in French, as published)

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