History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue de la Caserne

In Dutch: Kazernestraat

Rue de la Caserne, in Brussels, has 67 buildings on the Atlas map, for 75 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1850 to 1879, with 49% 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 – 187933
1880 – 191328
1914 – 19442
1945 – 19691
1970 – 19891
1990 – 20091
since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 45: 1862. 4 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: 1854

Cette rue fut construite pour améliorer la communication entre la ville et la caserne de pompiers située en bord de Senne. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives