History of a street · 1210 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode

Rue Verboeckhaven

In Dutch: Verboeckhavenstraat

Rue Verboeckhaven, in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, has 70 buildings on the Atlas map, for 71 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 59% 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 – 18493
  • 1850 – 187913
  • 1880 – 191341
  • 1914 – 194413
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

No building in the street is dated by the heritage inventory: the years are estimates by district.

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

Michel Verbockhaven (sans 'e' donc) (1816-1883) était propriétaire des terrains sur lesquels la rue fut construite et initialement nommée la rue du Soleil. (remark in French, as published)

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