Formation of the Street
Architectorska Street in Lviv has an interesting history tied to the city’s urban development and architectural heritage. It is located in the Halytskyi District and runs north from Stepan Bandera Street to Starosolskykh Street.
The street was first mentioned in 1901 under the name Zakhariievych Street, in honor of the prominent Lviv architect Julian Zakhariievych. During the German occupation, it was renamed Justus-Liebiggasse, commemorating the German chemist Justus von Liebig. Its current name — Architectorska Street — was adopted in 1946, highlighting the street’s connection to the architectural community of the city.
Today, Architectorska Street retains its historic character and is part of Lviv’s architectural heritage. Its name and built environment reflect respect for the architects who made significant contributions to the city’s development.
Architects and Style
The building at 3 Architectorska Street in Lviv is a rental townhouse (tenement house) built in 1905–1906 based on a joint design by architects Zygmunt Fedorowicz and Petro Tarnawiecki in the late Art Nouveau (Secession) style. The façade features green ceramic insets against unplastered brick, paired gables, and ornate metal balconies. The building is listed in the Register of Local Architectural Monuments under protection number 847-м.
Sources
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State Archives of the Lviv Region (DALO) 2/1/121.
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Informator lwowski (Lwów, 1932).
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Address Book of Małopolska. List of Buildings in the City of Lviv (Lwów. Stanisławów. Tarnopol, 1935/1936), vol. 2.
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Jakub Lewicki, Between Tradition and Modernity: Architecture of Lviv in the Years 1893–1918 (Warsaw: Society for the Protection of Monuments, Neriton Publishing, 2005), pp. 258–260.
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Index of the Royal Capital City of Lviv (Lemberg, 1872).