Victor Horta designed the town house for Émile Tassel, whom the article describes as a scientist and professor. It was built from 1892 to 1893, though some sources give 1893 to 1895. The article counts it among the first buildings in the Art Nouveau style.
The street and garden blocks are brick and natural stone, joined by a central link of glass-covered steel. The front columns are iron, and the facade has a wrought-iron balcony, exposed riveted beams and acanthus ornament. Inside are stained glass, mosaic flooring and furnishings that Horta designed. The article gives no dimensions and describes no later alterations.
UNESCO inscribed it in 2000 among the Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta. As of 2017 it was a private office, and the owner is not named.
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