History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Rue de la Tulipe

In Dutch: Tulpstraat

Rue de la Tulipe, in Ixelles, has 65 buildings on the Atlas map, for 88 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 57% 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 – 187926
  • 1880 – 191337
  • 1914 – 19441
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19891
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 25: 1898.

Today's buildings, grouped by the period when the Atlas map first shows building on their plot. Approximate reconstruction.

Where its name comes from

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En 1844, il est décidé à l'initiative de la Veuve Cans, d'attribuer le statut de rue à l'ancien chemin des tulipes, qui aboutissait sur le parc Tulipant. Il semblerait qu'au XVIIIe siècle, une habitation du chemin portait également ce nom. (remark in French, as published)

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

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