History of a street · 1020 Brussels

Rue Jan Bollen

In Dutch: Jan Bollenstraat

Rue Jan Bollen, in Brussels, has 71 buildings on the Atlas map, for 75 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 – 18792
1880 – 191348
1914 – 194420
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20091
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 60: 1924. 4 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: 1919

'En 1892, le chemin reçoit la dénomination de rue du Baromètre. C’est pendant ou au lendemain de la Première Guerre mondiale que cette rue reçoit sa dénomination définitive, en l’honneur de Jan Bollen (1856-1914), chanteur d’opéra qui fut échevin à Laeken de 1912 à 1914.' (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives