History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue Van Moer

In Dutch: Van Moerstraat

Rue Van Moer, in Brussels, has 9 buildings on the Atlas map, for 16 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 56% 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 – 18794
1880 – 19135
1914 – 19440
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 1: 1895.

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: 1885

La rue rend hommage à Jean-Baptiste Van Moer, peintre né à Bruxelles en 1819. Il est principalement connu pour ses tableaux, commandés par Anspach, commémorant les rives de la Senne avant son voûtement. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives