History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue du Nord

In Dutch: Noordstraat

Rue du Nord, in Brussels, has 26 buildings on the Atlas map, for 38 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1850 to 1879, with 58% 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 – 187915
  • 1880 – 19135
  • 1914 – 19440
  • 1945 – 19691
  • 1970 – 19891
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20104

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 3: 1875. 10 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
Places and destinations
Named in
1851

ex. grande rue du nord. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives