History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue Mercelis

In Dutch: Mercelisstraat

Rue Mercelis, in Brussels, has 12 buildings on the Atlas map, for 16 addresses. It was mostly built between 1850 and 1879: 83% 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 – 187910
1880 – 19130
1914 – 19440
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19891
1990 – 20091
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 78: 1866. 8 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: 1866

Référence à la propriétaire des terrains sur lesquels la rue fut tracée. Sur les premiers permis de bâtir, la rue est orthographiée 'rue Marcellis'. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives