History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Rue Capitaine Crespel

In Dutch: Kapitein Crespelstraat

Rue Capitaine Crespel, in Ixelles, has 34 buildings on the Atlas map, for 41 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 50% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. More than three quarters appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 187910
  • 1880 – 191317
  • 1914 – 19443
  • 1945 – 19691
  • 1970 – 19891
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20102

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 12: 1881. 13 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
Foreign relations
Named in
1879

Louis Crespel (1838-1878) était un militaire et conquérant pour le compte de Léopold II lors de l'établissement d'une colonie en Afrique. (remark in French, as published)

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