History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue Locquenghien

In Dutch: Locquenghienstraat

Rue Locquenghien, in Brussels, has 45 buildings on the Atlas map, for 57 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 51% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 60% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18794
1880 – 191323
1914 – 194417
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20091
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 20: 1857. 5 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

Jean Locquenghien (1518-1574) fut bourgmestre et amman de Bruxelles au XVIe siècle. Il a sa statue dans le parc du Sablon car il inaugura le creusement du canal de Willebroeck en 1550. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives