History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Rue Paul Spaak

In Dutch: Paul Spaakstraat

Rue Paul Spaak, in Ixelles, has 13 buildings on the Atlas map, for 15 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 46% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 54% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18791
1880 – 19136
1914 – 19443
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20091
since 20102

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 24: 1890. 6 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: 1945

Paul Spaak (1870-1936) est un avocat et dramaturge qui fut le directeur du théâtre de la Monnaie. Il est également le père de Paul-Henri Spaak, homme d'Etat parmi les fondateurs de l'Union européenne. (remark in French, as published)

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