Street Formation
Verkhratskoho Street is located in the Lychakivskyi District of Lviv, in the Lychakiv neighborhood. It connects Patriarch Dymytriy Yarema Street with Chernihivska Street.
The street emerged in the early 20th century. By 1904, it was named Hoffman’s Side Street, and in 1905 it was renamed Golomba Street in honor of architect Andrzej Gołomb. During the German occupation, from 1943 to July 1944, it was known as Röntgengasse. The current name has been in use since 1946, commemorating the Ukrainian linguist and naturalist Ivan Verkhratskyi, who lived and was buried in Lviv.
The street is mostly built up with three-story buildings in the styles of Viennese Classicism and Secession (the only five-story building is No. 10, which was expanded in 1923). The architectural unity of the street is due to the fact that it was almost entirely designed by Lviv architect Andrzej Gołomb, who constructed residential buildings in the Lychakiv district between 1887 and 1903.
Construction on the street began in 1899 and took place in two stages. By 1903, under Gołomb’s supervision, the odd-numbered side of the street was developed, characterized mainly by the eclectic style. After his death, development continued, with buildings No. 7–15 and the even-numbered side erected, reflecting predominantly the late Secession style. Arabesque wall paintings have been preserved in the entrance hall of building No. 9.
Architects and Styles
Building No. 4 on Verkhratskoho Street is a residential townhouse constructed in 1907 in the styles of Viennese Classicism and Secession.