History of a street · 1030 Schaerbeek

Place Stephenson

Name: Place Stephenson
Address: Place Stephenson, Schaerbeek, Bruxelles-Capitale, 1030, BE

In Dutch: Stephensonplein

Place Stephenson, in Schaerbeek, has 16 buildings on the Atlas map, for 18 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 88% 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 – 191314
1914 – 19442
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

No building in the street is dated by the heritage inventory: the years are estimates by district.

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

La place est nommée en hommage à un ingénieur britannique, George Stephenson. Né en 1781 et décédé mi-XIXe siècle, il est considéré comme l'inventeur du chemin de fer moderne par la construction de différents types de locomotives dont La Fusée, construite en 1829 entre Liverpool et Manchester. Elle a permis d'exploiter la première ligne voyageur. (remark in French, as published)

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