History of a street · 1070 Anderlecht

Rue Bara

In Dutch: Barastraat

Rue Bara, in Anderlecht, has 112 buildings on the Atlas map, for 142 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 77% 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 – 18793
  • 1880 – 191386
  • 1914 – 194419
  • 1945 – 19692
  • 1970 – 19891
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 17: 1879. 16 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
1874

Jules Bara (1835-1900), docteur en droit et professeur à l'ULB, il est considéré comme la figure de proue du libéralisme belge. Il a été député, sénateur, ministre de la Justice et Ministre d'Etat. (remark in French, as published)

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