History of a street · 1020 Brussels

Rue Mellery

In Dutch: Mellerystraat

Rue Mellery, in Brussels, has 31 buildings on the Atlas map, for 31 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 84% 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 – 19133
1914 – 194426
1945 – 19692
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 78: 1897. 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: Arts and culture
Named in: 1902

Xavier Mellery (1845-1921) était peintre et a vécut dans cette rue. Il est le fils du jardinier du Palais royal. Ex. rue du 21 juillet (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives