History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue Thérésienne

In Dutch: Theresianenstraat

Rue Thérésienne, in Brussels, has 11 buildings on the Atlas map, for 14 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1914 to 1944, with 45% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 36% 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 – 19134
1914 – 19445
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19891
1990 – 20091
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 2: 1914. 3 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: Descriptive name
Theme: Buildings

La rue doit son nom à l'ancienne présence d'un couvent carmélite de Sainte-Thérèse, où la rue fut percée. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives