History of a street · 1170 Watermael-Boitsfort

Rue Philippe Dewolfs

In Dutch: Philippe Dewolfsstraat

Rue Philippe Dewolfs, in Watermael-Boitsfort, has 10 buildings on the Atlas map, for 12 addresses. It was mostly built between 1970 and 1989: 70% 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 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19897
  • 1990 – 20093
  • 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
Theme
Local notables

Jean-Philippe Dewolfs (1850 – 1913) fut échevin libéral de la commune dès l'âge de 33 ans et de manière quasi ininterrompue, assumant divers postes au sein de la commune. Sa passion pour les plantes et les fleurs l'amena à rencontrer et entretenir de bonnes relations avec Léopold II. (remark in French, as published)

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