History of a street · 1070 Anderlecht

Rue Elskamp

In Dutch: Elskampstraat

Rue Elskamp, in Anderlecht, has 18 buildings on the Atlas map, for 18 addresses. It was mostly built between 1945 and 1969: 89% 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 – 18490
  • 1850 – 18790
  • 1880 – 19130
  • 1914 – 19440
  • 1945 – 196916
  • 1970 – 19892
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

No building in the street is dated by the heritage inventory: the years are estimates by district.

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
Arts and culture
Named in
1932

Max Elskamp (1862-1931) est un poète symboliste belge. Il fut membre de l'Académie royale de langue et de littérature françaises. (remark in French, as published)

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