The house “de Suyckerberg” stood at the place where “De Statie” is now located at the beginning of the 18th century.
In December 1746, “de Suyckerberg” was sold to the public. The old houses were demolished and a series of terraced houses appeared in their place.
These small workman's houses, all located under one roof, were rented out. The Brecht people mockingly called them “the Barracks”.
On June 10, 1896, the first steam tram ran between Brecht-Overbroek and Maria-ter-Heide. In Brecht there was a stop at the post and at the station. The first house of the Barracks (now De Statie) was converted into a temporary tram station. When the tram track was later extended to Sint-Lenaarts and Oostmalle, Brecht needed a larger tram station.
The first two houses of the Barracks were demolished and the Tram Station as we know it today was built in its place in 1910.
The building, which was furnished as an inn and also served as a waiting room with a ticket sales counter, was named “In den Wildeman”. Shortly after WWII, passenger traffic by bus gained the upper hand. The tram also disappeared in Brecht. In 1967, with the construction of the new Molenstraat, the bus line was also moved. The new tram station only served as an inn. The inn operation was stopped at the end of 2001. In 2002 the building became the property of Mr. Hendrik Bartholomeeusen.
Today, De Statie houses the hotel-restaurant of the same name and continues to provide all types of travelers with hospitality and service.