History of a street · 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean

Rue Pierre Van Humbeek

In Dutch: Pierre Van Humbeekstraat

Rue Pierre Van Humbeek, in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, has 23 buildings on the Atlas map, for 31 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 87% 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 – 19132
  • 1914 – 194420
  • 1945 – 19691
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 33: 1900. 2 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
Belgian figure

Pierre Van Humbeek (1829-1890) fut ministre de l'Instruction publique, fonction nouvellement créée sous le gouvernement de Frère-Orban en 1878. (remark in French, as published)

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