History of a street · 1030 Schaerbeek

Rue Jan Blockx

In Dutch: Jan Blockxstraat

Rue Jan Blockx, in Schaerbeek, has 38 buildings on the Atlas map, for 42 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 68% 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 – 19449
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19891
1990 – 20091
since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 1: 1909. 2 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

Jan Blockx (XIXe siècle) est pianiste et compositeur belge, né à Anvers. Il obtient ses premiers succès alors qu'il est encore étudiant au Conservatoire d'Anvers. Il compose principalement des opéras. Il devient directeur au Conservatoire d'Anvers en 1901. (remark in French, as published)

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