History of a street · 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean

Rue Ostendael

In Dutch: Ostendaelstraat

Rue Ostendael, in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, has 23 buildings on the Atlas map, for 24 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 100% 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 – 194423
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 21: 1925. 23 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
Descriptive name
Theme
Places and destinations
Named in
1927

Ostendael est le nom d'un ancien domaine qui est devenu propriété communale. Il est appelé actuellement Parc Marie-José, en l'honneur de la fille du roi Albert. (remark in French, as published)

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