History of a street · 1020 Brussels
Rue Breesch
In Dutch: Breeschstraat
Rue Breesch, in Brussels, has 51 buildings on the Atlas map, for 53 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1914 to 1944, with 51% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 49% appear before 1914.
When the street was built
- before 14000
- 1400 – 15990
- 1600 – 16990
- 1700 – 17990
- 1800 – 18490
- 1850 – 18790
- 1880 – 191325
- 1914 – 194426
- 1945 – 19690
- 1970 – 19890
- 1990 – 20090
- since 20100
The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 34: 1916.
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
La rue pourrait rendre hommage à M. Breesch, président de l'administration des hospices civils de Laeken aux alentours de 1880 (remark in French, as published)
Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Further reading: City of Brussels Archives