History of a street · 1090 Jette

Boulevard de Smet de Naeyer

In Dutch: de Smet de Naeyerlaan

Boulevard de Smet de Naeyer, in Jette, has 228 buildings on the Atlas map, for 255 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1945 to 1969, with 45% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. Almost everything there appears after 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18790
1880 – 19132
1914 – 194412
1945 – 1969102
1970 – 198990
1990 – 200918
since 20104

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 42A: 1908. 25 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: Belgian figure

Paul de Smet de Naeyer (1843-1913) était un industriel gantois dans le coton, puis il fut directeur de la Société générale de Belgique. Il s'engagea ensuite en politique et devint ministre et chef de gouvernement. Il marquera ses mandats par ses efforts dans l'industrialisation de la Belgique ainsi que le développement de voiries automobiles à Bruxelles. Joue un rôle important dans l'annexion du Congo par la Belgique en 1908. (remark in French, as published)

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