History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Tenbosch

In Dutch: Tenbos

Tenbosch, in Brussels, has 20 buildings on the Atlas map, for 23 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 85% 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 – 18792
1880 – 191317
1914 – 19441
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 12: 1871. 12 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: Descriptive name
Theme: Places and destinations
Named in: 1866

Axe menant au hameau du Tenbosch situé en bordure de la forêt de Soignes. A l'origine, ce nom ait été tiré d'un château-ferme du 15e siècle portant ce nom. Dénomination très ancienne confirmée lors du c.c. du 23/11/1866 (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives