History of a street · 1020 Brussels

Rue Gustave Schildknecht

In Dutch: Gustave Schildknechtstraat

Rue Gustave Schildknecht, in Brussels, has 34 buildings on the Atlas map, for 45 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 76% 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 – 191326
1914 – 19448
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 74: 1911. 5 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: Local notables
Named in: 1904

Gustave Schildknecht fut vice-président du conseil d'administration d'une crèche laekenoise et conseiller communal au XIXe siècle. Débaptisation d'une partie de la rue Tielemans. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives