History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Rue Jean Van Volsem

In Dutch: Jean Van Volsemstraat

Rue Jean Van Volsem, in Ixelles, has 74 buildings on the Atlas map, for 76 addresses. It was mostly built between 1850 and 1879: 64% 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 – 187947
1880 – 191325
1914 – 19442
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 71: 1850. 10 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: 1850

Jean Van Volsem (?) était propriétaire des terrains sur lesquels la rue fut tracée, à son initiative. (remark in French, as published)

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