History of a street · 1020 Brussels

Place Joseph Benoît Willems

In Dutch: Joseph Benoît Willemsplein

Place Joseph Benoît Willems, in Brussels, has 22 buildings on the Atlas map, for 29 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 86% 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 – 191319
  • 1914 – 19443
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 47: 1901. 2 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
Named in
1893

Joseph Benoit Willems (1761-1844), membre du conseil de la Cour d’appel de Bruxelles qui est enterré au cimetière de Laeken. Cette dénomination est liée à un don important fait en 1890 à la Commune de Laeken par un membre de sa famille, l’homme de lettres Léon Gauchez, en vue de la création d’un «Musée-bibliothèque Willems», institution qui ne vit jamais le jour. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives