History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Boulevard Bischoffsheim

In Dutch: Bischoffsheimlaan

Boulevard Bischoffsheim, in Brussels, has 13 buildings on the Atlas map, for 29 addresses. No period dominates: the street mixes buildings from 6 periods, from the 1850s to the 2010s. 46% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18794
1880 – 19132
1914 – 19442
1945 – 19693
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20091
since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 29: 1874. 5 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: 1883

Jonathan Bischoffsheim (1808 – 1883) fut banquier, conseiller communal à Bruxelles et sénateur au lendemain de la Révolution. Ex. bd de l'Observatoire (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives