History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Rue Emmanuel Van Driessche

In Dutch: Emmanuel Van Driesschestraat

Rue Emmanuel Van Driessche, in Ixelles, has 61 buildings on the Atlas map, for 63 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 80% 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 – 19136
1914 – 194449
1945 – 19696
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 59: 1907. 9 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: 1902

Emmanuel Van Driessche (1824-1897) était professeur de littérature néerlandaise, célèbre dramaturge et membre du conseil communal d'Ixelles. Il fut également échevin de la commune. (remark in French, as published)

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