History of a street · 1082 Berchem-Sainte-Agathe

Rue Nestor Martin

In Dutch: Nestor Martinstraat

Rue Nestor Martin, in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, has 8 buildings on the Atlas map, for 10 addresses. It was mostly built between 1970 and 1989: 63% 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 – 19440
  • 1945 – 19691
  • 1970 – 19895
  • 1990 – 20092
  • since 20100

No building in the street is dated by the heritage inventory: the years are estimates by district.

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
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Local notables

Nestor Martin était un industriel. Il construisit une usine de cuisinières et de poêles en 1930 à Ganshoren, qui acquit une renommée internationale. L'usine de Nestor Martin à Ganshoren regroupait tous les différents ateliers nécessaires, et employait près de 1000 personnes. D'autres usines ont été crées dans toute la Wallonie. (remark in French, as published)

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