History of a street · 1070 Anderlecht

Square Henri Rey

In Dutch: Henri Reysquare

Square Henri Rey, in Anderlecht, has 24 buildings on the Atlas map, for 24 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 71% 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 – 194417
1945 – 19697
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 17: 1954.

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

Henri Rey est décrit sur la plaque odonymique comme étant un philanthrope et un industriel. Il y avait une usine à Anderlecht nommée 'Frères Rey' qui s'est spécialisée en éclairage et lampadaires. Ils avaient aussi une ferronerie et des machines d'imprimerie sur coton. (remark in French, as published)

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