History of a street · 1020 Brussels

Rue Ketels

In Dutch: Ketelsstraat

Rue Ketels, in Brussels, has 22 buildings on the Atlas map, for 23 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 55% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 55% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18790
1880 – 191312
1914 – 194410
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 24: 1913. 12 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: 1890

'l’artère est baptisée en 1890 en hommage à Hippolyte-Joseph Ketels (1827-1866), administrateur de la Liste civile et du domaine privé du roi, qui prit part à la création et à l’agrandissement du parc de Laeken.' (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives