History of a street · 1210 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode

Rue du Marteau

In Dutch: Hamerstraat

Rue du Marteau, in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, has 24 buildings on the Atlas map, for 25 addresses. It was mostly built between 1850 and 1879: 71% of its buildings appear in that period.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18492
  • 1850 – 187917
  • 1880 – 19133
  • 1914 – 19442
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 28: 1911. 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
Economic life

L'ancienne rue de la forge a été divisée et rebaptisée ici en rue du marteau. (remark in French, as published)

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