History of a street · 1020 Brussels

Rue Pierre Strauwen

In Dutch: Pierre Strauwenstraat

Rue Pierre Strauwen, in Brussels, has 24 buildings on the Atlas map, for 27 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1914 to 1944, with 58% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 13% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18790
1880 – 19133
1914 – 194414
1945 – 19697
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 24: 1907. 5 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: 1904

'Elle est baptisée en séance du Collège de la Ville de Bruxelles du 25.04.1904, en l’honneur d’un musicien laekenois (1836-1890), qui fut directeur de la Société Royale Philharmonique de Laeken.' (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives