History of a street · 1090 Jette

Rue Herrewege

In Dutch: Herrewegestraat

Rue Herrewege, in Jette, has 35 buildings on the Atlas map, for 37 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1914 to 1944, with 51% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. Almost everything there appears after 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18790
1880 – 19130
1914 – 194418
1945 – 196917
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 15: 1924. 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: Local notables
Named in: 1925

Bernard Herrewege (1842-1912), horticulteur de la commune; a fait tracer la rue à ses frais. (remark in French, as published)

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