History of a street · 1040 Etterbeek

Rue Baron de Castro

In Dutch: Baron de Castrostraat

Rue Baron de Castro, in Etterbeek, has 73 buildings on the Atlas map, for 82 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 85% 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 – 19130
1914 – 194462
1945 – 19699
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20091
since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 34: 1914. 11 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Theme: Historical references
Named in: 1912

Le Baron de Castro était espagnol et conseiller à la Chambre des Comptes au service de l'Espagne et puis trésorier pour les Pays-Bas. Il reçut la baronnie d'Etterbeek en 1673. L'axe fut créé en 1912. (remark in French, as published)

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