Formation of the street
Bohdan Khmelnytsky Street is one of the oldest thoroughfares in Lviv, first mentioned as part of the Volyn Way in the 11th–13th centuries. It evolved through periods as Zhulkvskа, Zholkievskoho, Zhovkivska, and since December 1944 bears the name Khmelnytskoho. It runs northward from the city center and continues to serve as a key transport artery, although parts retain historic character.
Builders and styles
Building No. 173 is a brick townhouse likely dating from the 1910s–1920s. Its façade features historicist and Viennese Secession styles: modest stucco ornamentation, decorative window surrounds, cornices. This architectural vocabulary aligns with nearby structures on Khmelnytskoho Street.
Who was the owner?
Originally in the interwar period, the building housed Rukera Cannery. After World War II it operated as a grocery store. Currently, it is a multi-apartment residential building.
What does the building look like?
A two-story brick townhouse with stucco façade. Windows are framed by decorative plaster detailing; a ground-floor arch leads to the courtyard. The façade retains much of its original stucco, although parts have been renovated. The first floor houses commercial outlets like a pharmacy or offices
Interesting facts
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In the interwar period, it housed the Rukera Cannery.
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Later it operated as a grocery store, and now includes an apothecary.
What is there now?
Today it is a residential building with communal apartments.