Street formation
Vyshenskyi Street in Lviv is located in the Lychakivskyi district, between Solodova and Piskova Streets. It was laid out in the early 20th century and was originally called Side Solodova Street. In 1909, it was renamed in honor of the Polish artist Stanisław Wyspiański. In 1950, during the Soviet era, the street received its current name — in honor of Ivan Vyshenskyi, a Ukrainian polemic writer of the 16th–17th centuries.
Development of Vyshenskyi Street took place primarily between 1909 and 1912, and it is characterized by buildings in the styles of Secession, Romantic Modernism, and Neo-Gothic. Most buildings were designed by the architects Adam Opolski and Ivan Levynskyi. Some buildings were added in the 1920s–1930s. The majority of them are included in the Register of Local Architectural Monuments.
For example, building No. 9 was constructed in 1908, designed by architect Michał Maciałek for Samuel Broder, in the style of Romantic Modernism. Building No. 16 was built in 1909 by Adam Opolski and Ignacy Kędzierski for Edmund Janowski. Building No. 20 was constructed in 1909 by the same team for Volodymyr Chernik.
Today, Vyshenskyi Street maintains its residential character and forms part of Lviv’s historic center.
Architects and styles
Residential building (1908), located within the perimeter development of the street. Built according to a project by architect Salomon Rimer from the design studio of Adam Opolski and Ignacy Kędzierski, in the style of Romantic Modernism. The façade was restored in 2000.
What does the building look like?
The building is two stories high, brick-built, plastered, and nearly square in plan. The internal layout is sectional; ceilings are flat. The composition of the main façade is asymmetrical, featuring a side projection and a slightly right-shifted entrance portal. The projected section is topped with a stucco attic and emphasized by corner rustication. The plinth is clad in natural stone, and the first floor is rusticated. On the second floor, a balcony projects on massive stucco brackets. The second-floor windows are framed with profiled moldings and decorated with floral stucco ornamentation and linear cornices.
What’s there now?
As of 2025, building No. 21 remains in residential use. The façade is in satisfactory condition and retains its historical architectural features.
Sources
State Archive of the Lviv Region (DALO) 2/1/1751: 7, 8.
Lviv. Tourist Guide. (Lviv: Center of Europe, 1999, p. 356).
Lwów. Illustrated Guide. (Lviv: Centrum Europy, Wrocław: Via Nowa, 2001. – pp. 214–215).