History of a street · 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean

Rue Martin Pfeiffer

In Dutch: Martin Pfeifferstraat

Rue Martin Pfeiffer, in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, has 14 buildings on the Atlas map, for 14 addresses. It was mostly built between 1970 and 1989: 71% 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 – 19441
  • 1945 – 19691
  • 1970 – 198910
  • 1990 – 20092
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 30: 1938.

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

Martin Pfeiffer (1888-1946) fut un conseiller communal socialiste à Molenbeek mais fut également un membre actif d'un mouvement de Résistance. Il fut victime d'un attentat organisé par le SS Verbelen et mourut le 7 juillet 1946. (remark in French, as published)

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