Rue Van Gaver
In Dutch: Van Gaverstraat
Rue Van Gaver, in Brussels, has 25 buildings on the Atlas map, for 27 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 60% of its buildings appear in that period.
When the street was built
- before 14000
- 1400 – 15990
- 1600 – 16990
- 1700 – 17990
- 1800 – 18490
- 1850 – 187910
- 1880 – 191315
- 1914 – 19440
- 1945 – 19690
- 1970 – 19890
- 1990 – 20090
- since 20100
The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 26: 1884. 10 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
- Local notables
- Named in
- 1889
La rue est nommée après une famille patricienne de Bruxelles qui possédait le terrain sur laquelle la rue fut percée plus tard. Van Gaver Guillaume était également c.c. et échevin de la Ville de Bruxelles (1830-1853) (remark in French, as published)
Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Further reading: City of Brussels Archives