History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Rue Emile Claus

In Dutch: Emile Clausstraat

Rue Emile Claus, in Ixelles, has 25 buildings on the Atlas map, for 34 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1914 to 1944, with 44% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 24% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18790
1880 – 19136
1914 – 194411
1945 – 19696
1970 – 19891
1990 – 20090
since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 33: 1929. 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: 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.