Rue de la Poudrière
In Dutch: Kruitmolenstraat
Rue de la Poudrière, in Brussels, has 47 buildings on the Atlas map, for 56 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 55% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. More than three quarters appear before 1914.
When the street was built
- before 14000
- 1400 – 15990
- 1600 – 16990
- 1700 – 17990
- 1800 – 18496
- 1850 – 18795
- 1880 – 191326
- 1914 – 194410
- 1945 – 19690
- 1970 – 19890
- 1990 – 20090
- since 20100
The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 44: 1908. 3 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
- 1851
La rue doit son nom à la présence d'une poudrière. Ex. rue de l'Ecluse (remark in French, as published)
Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Further reading: City of Brussels Archives