History
Dates noted in Victor Horta’s diaries
1898 14 August : application for planning permission submitted to the Commune of Saint-Gilles (granted 28 September)
December: plans
1899January: balcony
February: balcony, white stone and canopy ordered
April: first floor drawings
May: dining room plans and cross-sections
June: stonework details
July: staircase
August: plumbing, gas and central heating plans
September: marble staircase
October: blue stone for pavement ordered
December: dining room re-grouting
1900 February: grilles drawings
May: dining room windows drawings; shutters ordered
June: bells templates
1901 March: office set up; sculpture studio fully functioning
1902 dining room doors
Dates of alterations
1906 House extended in the direction of the garden: salon,first floor, second floor (balcony and winter garden). Planning permission sought 15 May; granted 19 October
1907 Studio cellar enlarged with a view to improving the light and ventilation
Planning permission sought 24 December; granted 14 January 1908
1908 Studio enlarged
Planning permission sought 14 January
1911 Alteration of part of the ground floor from studio to garage
1915-19 Horta in England and the United States
1919 Horta sells the two houses and settles in avenue Louise
1961 House purchased by the Commune de Saint-Gilles
1963 House and studio ‘listed’ by Royal Decree
1969 Museum opened to the public
1973 Studio purchased by the Commune of Saint-Gilles; the two buildings are connected again