Residential building

Street Formation

Kostya Levytskyi Street is located in the Lychakiv district of Lviv and is one of the city’s main arteries. Its history dates back to the 17th century when it was known as “Na Rurakh” due to a wooden water pipeline that ran here from Pohulianka to the city. In 1885, the street was renamed after Polish poet Jan Kochanowski. During the German occupation from 1941 to 1944, it was called Breitegasse (Wide Street), and from 1950 to 1992, it was known as Mayakovsky Street. In 1992, the street was renamed in honor of Kostya Levytskyi, a prominent Ukrainian political and public figure, head of the government of the Western Ukrainian People’s Republic.​

The street’s development occurred mainly at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, featuring multi-apartment buildings in styles such as Viennese classicism, Art Nouveau, and constructivism. It became an important transportation artery, with tram routes No. 3 and No. 6 operating here from 1908 to 1963.​

Builders and Styles

Building No. 42 was constructed at the beginning of the 20th century in the Art Nouveau style. The architectural style of the building combines elements of modernism with characteristic decorative details of that time. The facade is adorned with stucco and wrought-iron elements. In 2021, as part of the city’s co-financing program coordinated by the Lviv Heritage Bureau, the building’s wooden doors were restored. These doors are among the largest that the Heritage Bureau has helped restore in Lviv.​

Who Was the Owner?

Information about the original owner of building No. 42 is currently unavailable. As of 2025, the building remains residential, with privately owned apartments.​

What Does the Building Look Like?

The building has four floors and features a facade with Art Nouveau elements. The facade is adorned with stucco and wrought-iron elements. In 2021, the building’s wooden doors were restored, which are among the largest that have been restored in Lviv as part of the city’s co-financing program.​

Interesting Facts

• In 2021, as part of the city’s co-financing program, the building’s wooden doors were restored, which are among the largest that have been restored in Lviv.

• The building retains its architectural value and is part of Lviv’s historical environment.​

What Is Here Now?

Today, building No. 42 on Kostya Levytskyi Street remains a residential property. The building maintains its architectural value and is part of Lviv’s historical environment.​

List of Literature

1. State Archive of the Lviv Region, fund 2/1/5347.

2. Melnyk I. “Lviv Streets and Tenements,” Lviv, 2008.

3. Interactive Lviv. Center for Urban History of East Central Europe.

4. “Restorers restored historic doors at 42 Kostya Levytskyi Street,” spadshchyna.lviv.ua.

5. “History of Kostya Levytskyi Street in Lviv: People and Buildings,” pravdatutnews.com.​