Zwevegem

Zwevegem — from Deerlijkstraat to Ommegangstraat

In Zwevegem, this short route brings together five Art Deco houses from 1927 to 1944. It starts at two houses on Deerlijkstraat, a 1935 villa in its garden, with an oriel rising the full height, and a 1932 double house with a concrete staircase window, then passes the house signed by Joseph De Bruycker, from Roeselare (around 1927), with a frieze of flower baskets. It ends at a 1944 corner house with a rounded corner bay and a 1943 villa, built to replace a destroyed house.

5 stops · Duration 1h15 · Distance 1 km

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1. Villa Art déco, Deerlijkstraat 61 — Zwevegem

   Inconnu · 1935

   Art Deco villa of 1935 according to the land-registry data, set in a garden closed off from the street by a low brick wall with two wrought-iron gates.

2. Maison Art déco, Deerlijkstraat 11 — Zwevegem

   Inconnu · 1932

   Art Deco town house built in 1932 according to the cadastral records.

3. Maison Art déco, Otegemstraat 65 — Zwevegem

   Joseph De Bruycker · 1927

   Art Deco town house built around 1927, whose rendered and recently painted cornice façade is signed "J.

4. Maison d'angle Art déco, Leopoldstraat 2 — Zwevegem

   Inconnu · 1944

   Art Deco corner house built in 1944 according to the land-registry data.

5. Villa Art déco, Ommegangstraat 42 — Zwevegem

   Inconnu · 1943

   This semi-detached Art Deco villa was built in 1943, according to cadastral records, to replace a destroyed house.

Translated from the French original.