History of a street · 1030 Schaerbeek

Rue Floris

In Dutch: Florisstraat

Rue Floris, in Schaerbeek, has 60 buildings on the Atlas map, for 65 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 95% 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 – 18792
1880 – 191357
1914 – 19441
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 17: 1887. 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

Cette rue fut nommée en l'honneur de Frans de Vriendt, aussi appelé Frans Floris, peintre né à Anvers au début du XVIe siècle. Spécialisé dans les peintures d'histoire romaniste, il peint de nombreuses oeuvres pour les habitations de la noblesse espagnole et pour le duc d'Arschot. (remark in French, as published)

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