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Rue Emile Claus

In Dutch: Emile Clausstraat

Rue Emile Claus, in Brussels, has 9 buildings on the Atlas map, for 14 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 78% 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 – 19447
1945 – 19691
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 10: 1923. 6 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: Arts and culture
Named in: 1924

Emile Claus (1849-1924) était peintre luministe. La rue fut ainsi nommée en 1924. Auparavant, elle portait le nom de rue de la Bonne Terre en référence au terrain de la famille Legrand sur lequel elle avait été percée en 1870. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives