Street Formation
Barvinskykh Street is a small street in the Lychakivskyi District of Lviv, stretching from Dovbusha Street to the “Okhmatdyt” Children’s Clinical Hospital on Lysenka Street. It originated in the 1840s under the name Sviatoho Voitsekha Side Street, later known as Sobieshchyzna and Fürstengrund. In 1993, it was renamed in honor of the Barvinsky family—prominent Ukrainian public and cultural figures who lived at house No. 5. The street is lined with villas in the Art Nouveau and Neo-Gothic styles, and was historically home to government officials and members of the city’s intelligentsia.
Architect and Style
The villa at 10 Barvinskykh Street in Lviv is a two-story building constructed in 1905, designed by architect Alfred Zachariewicz for senior treasury advisor Franciszek Josse. The structure is built in the Art Nouveau style: the first floor is faced with brown unplastered brick, while the second floor features decorative plant motifs.
Interesting Fact
Ukrainian artist Zenovii Flinta lived here from 1965 to 1985. On September 8, 2005, a memorial plaque was installed on the façade in his honor.
Sources:
Wikipedia. Barvinskykh Street (Lviv)
https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Вулиця_Барвінських_(Львів)
*Ivanukha, O. Villas and Mansions of Lviv from the Late 19th to the Early 20th Century. — Lviv: Center of Europe Publishing, 2005. — 128 pages.