History of a street · 1070 Anderlecht

Rue Léon Delacroix

In Dutch: Léon Delacroixstraat

Rue Léon Delacroix, in Anderlecht, has 27 buildings on the Atlas map, for 35 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 89% 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 – 19130
1914 – 194424
1945 – 19693
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 22: 1931. 11 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: Belgian figure
Named in: 1929

Léon Delacroix (1867-1929) est avocat de formation, mais fut premier ministre (1918-1920) et ministre d'Etat. (remark in French, as published)

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