History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue Philippe Le Bon

In Dutch: Filips de Goedestraat

Rue Philippe Le Bon, in Brussels, has 50 buildings on the Atlas map, for 60 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1850 to 1879, with 46% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. More than three quarters appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 187923
  • 1880 – 191322
  • 1914 – 19440
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19892
  • 1990 – 20092
  • since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 19: 1861. 19 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

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Philippe le Bon (1396-1467) fut Duc de Bourgogne et devint Duc de Brabant en 1430. Il a fondé l'ordre des chevaliers de la Toison d'Or. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives