History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue des Teinturiers

In Dutch: Verversstraat

Rue des Teinturiers, in Brussels, has 9 buildings on the Atlas map, for 19 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1850 to 1879, with 56% 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 – 18795
  • 1880 – 19133
  • 1914 – 19440
  • 1945 – 19691
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 2: 1874. 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
Economic life

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives