Formation of the Street
General Chuprynka Street in Lviv has a rich history and has undergone multiple name changes. Originally, it was known as Shtandivska, a name derived from the Scholz-Stanzlowicz family, who owned the Stanclovka legal jurisdiction here in the 16th century. In 1863, the street was renamed Krzyżowa (Cross Street), due to a stone cross near the Church of St. Mary Magdalene. In 1910, it was renamed Potocki Street in honor of Andrzej Potocki, the Galician governor assassinated in 1908 by Myroslav Sichynskyi. During the German occupation, it was known as Siegfriedstrasse, and from 1944 as Pushkin Street. The current name, General Chuprynka Street, was adopted in 1996 to honor Roman Shukhevych, commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), known under the pseudonym Taras Chuprynka.
General Chuprynka Street stretches from Stepan Bandera Street to Akademik Rudnytskyi Street. It is known for its architectural heritage, particularly villas and townhouses from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Among these is building No. 14, where the prominent Ukrainian writer Ivan Franko lived from 1895 to 1902. Also noteworthy is building No. 50–52, known as the Sosnowski Palace, built in 1901 and resembling a medieval castle. The street also hosts several educational institutions, including School No. 3, built in 1883 to a design by Juliusz Hochberger. The street is part of the historic Kastelivka district, famous for its examples of Secession-style architecture.
Architects and Style
This private residential building — a villa — was built in 1902–1903 according to a design by architect Michał (Mykhailo) Kowalczuk. The two-story structure features a high hip roof, complemented by the sharp silhouettes of a corner turret and gables. The rectangular plan is animated by projections and risalits. The internal layout is based on a two-tract room arrangement. In front of the façades is a garden and flowerbeds. The style of the villa can be described as late historicism with a Neo-Romantic flavor. Its decorative treatment includes stylized forms inspired by folk art. In later years, the villa underwent significant reconstruction.
What Does the House Look Like?
The villa at 19 General Chuprynka Street is a two-story building constructed in the style of late historicism with Neo-Romantic elements (later significantly rebuilt).
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1902–1903: the project was approved on March 28, 1902
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1903: construction was completed
Sources
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State Archives of the Lviv Region (DALO), Fond 2, Inventory 2, File 2538.
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Architecture of Lviv: Time and Styles from the 13th to the 21st Century, ed. by Yu. Biryulov (Lviv: Center of Europe, 2008), pp. 356–357.
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Biryulov, Yu. “The Villas of Architects”, Halytska Brama, 2007, Nos. 3–4, p. 24.
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Linda, S. “Kastelivka: Folk-Romantic Trends in the Development of Lviv’s Historicist Architecture”, Ethnographic Notebooks, 2000, Notebook 2, pp. 278, 280.