History of a street · 1000 Brussels
Rue du Houblon
In Dutch: Hopstraat
Rue du Houblon, in Brussels, has 29 buildings on the Atlas map, for 42 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 48% 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 – 18491
- 1850 – 18799
- 1880 – 191314
- 1914 – 19444
- 1945 – 19691
- 1970 – 19890
- 1990 – 20090
- since 20100
The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 63: 1839. 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