History of a street · 1040 Etterbeek

Rue Alex Marcette

In Dutch: Alex Marcettestraat

Rue Alex Marcette, in Etterbeek, has 15 buildings on the Atlas map, for 15 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 67% 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 – 191310
1914 – 19445
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: Arts and culture
Named in: 1940

Alexandre, dit Alex, Marcette (1853-1929) était un peintre paysagiste wallon (originaire de Spa) qui se démarqua pour ses peintures en plein-air. Il voyagea de nombreuses fois avant de s'établir à Bruxelles où il terminera ses jours. (remark in French, as published)

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