A Modernist Town House
Designed by architect Louis Tenaerts, c. 1930 - Rue de la Seconde-Reine 5, Brussels, Belgium Copyrights - CIVA (Source - https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=979478734199608&set=gm.3653488911616093&idorvanity=1482321378732868 ) François Louis Tenaerts, commonly known as Louis, was born in Laeken on September 5, 1898, to Joseph Tenaerts, a carpentry contractor, and Marie Thérèse Caroline Van Lierde, both natives of Laeken. The family resided at 212 Marie-Christine Street. Details about Louis Tenaerts' education remain somewhat unclear. It is known that his older brother, Désiré, attended evening courses at the Saint-Luc School of Construction in Schaerbeek before World War I. Louis, on the other hand, is believed to have studied architecture for eight years at the Saint-Luc School in Molenbeek, which operated from 1898 to 1939. After completing his studies, he fulfilled his military service, which took him to Germany. His military records list him as a "candidate-archi...