History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Rue Adolphe Mathieu

In Dutch: Adolphe Mathieustraat

Rue Adolphe Mathieu, in Ixelles, has 33 buildings on the Atlas map, for 38 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 91% 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 – 191330
  • 1914 – 19441
  • 1945 – 19691
  • 1970 – 19891
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 1: 1882.

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
1906

Adolphe Mathieu (1804-1876), homme de lettres et conseiller communal à Ixelles (1861-1872). (remark in French, as published)

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