The building was built in 1904-1906 according to the project of architects Tadei Obminskyi and Filemon Levytskyi in the style of Ukrainian Art Nouveau.
Formation of the street
The original development of the Kotsyubynskoho Street area has not been preserved. The area underwent the biggest changes in the middle of the 19th century during the construction of the Citadel. Initially, the street was called Vonvozova (1863), later – Supinsky (1886–1941), during the occupation – Hartunggasse, and since 1944 – Kotsyubinsky. The architectural ensemble was formed at the end of the 19th and the first half of the 20th century, in particular in the styles of classicism, secession and functionalism.
Who is the owner?
Also known as the “Home of Ukrainian Students”, it belonged to the Scientific Society named after T. Shevchenko and actually served as a dormitory for students studying in Lviv higher schools and was an important center of Ukrainian students in Lviv, founded by the Ukrainian public with the generous help of Ye. Chikalenko – a Transnistrian patron, a well-known publicist and publisher, as evidenced by the inscription in golden letters on the marble commemorative tablet. In November 1928, during the Polish pogrom of the Academic House, the table was destroyed.
What does the house look like?
Five-story residential building.
Interesting facts
On the first floor of the building was the Union bank, on the other floors there were various Jewish organizations, including the sports club “Gasmonaia” and the photo studio “Kordian”. There was also a film warehouse and a Paramount rental office here. Until the beginning of the 21st century, the entrance to a large deli was located in the same building, and a bas-relief of Mercury, installed in the 90s of the 20th century, hung on the corner of Svobody Avenue until 2005.
What is here now?
The current purpose of the building is the educational building of the Ukrainian Academy of Printing.