History of a street · 1030 Schaerbeek

Boulevard Général Wahis

In Dutch: Generaal Wahislaan

Boulevard Général Wahis, in Schaerbeek, has 67 buildings on the Atlas map, for 80 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 72% 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 – 19130
1914 – 194448
1945 – 19699
1970 – 19894
1990 – 20095
since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 31: 1920. 26 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: Foreign relations
Named in: 1911

Le boulevard porte le nom d'un militaire belge, Théophile Wahis né en 1844. D'abord affecté à la garde de l'Impératrice du Mexique Charlotte, il participa à la campagne du Mexique. Il sera désigné Secrétaire général du Département de l'Intérieur au Congo en 1890 avant d'être promu gouverneur général en 1892. Il ne cessera de monter les échelons de la hiérarchie. (remark in French, as published)

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