History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Rue Général Patton

In Dutch: Generaal Pattonstraat

Rue Général Patton, in Ixelles, has 48 buildings on the Atlas map, for 49 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1914 to 1944, with 52% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 40% 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 – 191319
1914 – 194425
1945 – 19693
1970 – 19891
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 28: 1899. 16 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: Second World War
Named in: 1946

Initialement dénommée rue Adolphe en référence à Adolphe Desmette qui possédait le terrain sur lequel la rue fut percée, elle fut renommée après la Seconde Guerre mondiale en hommage au Général Patton (1885-1945), général étasunien qui se battit en Europe. (remark in French, as published)

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