History of a street · 1180 Uccle

Square Coghen

In Dutch: Coghensquare

Square Coghen, in Uccle, has 61 buildings on the Atlas map, for 64 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 98% 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 – 19130
1914 – 194460
1945 – 19691
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 11: 1929. 39 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: 1928

Relié à l'Avenue Coghen, il fut tracé en 1929 sur un terrain marécageux qui appartenait à la propriété Coghen. Financier important, le comte Jacques-André Coghen (1791-1858), fut sénateur et Ministre des Finances du premier gouvernement mis en place par Léopold Ier. Il habita le château de Wolvendael. L'avenue et le square furent tracés sur l'initiative de la comtesse Coghen. (remark in French, as published)

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