History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Rue de l'Athénée

In Dutch: Atheneumstraat

Rue de l'Athénée, in Ixelles, has 24 buildings on the Atlas map, for 26 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 71% 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 – 18796
1880 – 191317
1914 – 19441
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 1: 1878. 2 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: Descriptive name
Theme: Buildings
Named in: 1883

Autrefois dénommée rue Jacquelart du nom d'un propriétaire foncier, la rue prit sa dénomination actuelle lors de la construction de l'ancienne Athénée Royale d'Ixelles en 1883. ex. rue Jacquelaert. (remark in French, as published)

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