History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue Auguste Orts

In Dutch: Auguste Ortsstraat

Rue Auguste Orts, in Brussels, has 12 buildings on the Atlas map, for 28 addresses. No period dominates: the street mixes buildings from 5 periods, from the 1850s to the 2010s. 42% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18791
1880 – 19134
1914 – 19440
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19893
1990 – 20092
since 20102

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 20: 1875. 5 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

Auguste Orts (1814-1880) est un échevin qui s'est lancé en politique. Faisant partie d'une famille noble de Bruxelles, il fera ses études à l'Université de Liège, puis sera professeur de Droit à l'ULB. Il défendra avec ardeur le libre-examen. Il sera également échevin de Jules Anspach à Bruxelles. Il reçut le titre de Ministre d'État. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives