History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue du Frontispice

In Dutch: Frontispiesstraat

Rue du Frontispice, in Brussels, has 17 buildings on the Atlas map, for 30 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1850 to 1879, with 59% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 65% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 187910
1880 – 19131
1914 – 19441
1945 – 19691
1970 – 19892
1990 – 20092
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 55: 1923. 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: Commemorative name
Theme: Architecture

Le frontispice désigne la façade principale d'un grand bâtiment. A proximité, se trouvent la rue de l'Angle, la rue de l'Arc, la rue de l'Harmonie et la rue de la Flèche. Tous ces toponymes peuvent faire référence à l'architecture. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives