Doroshenka Street, 20 (formerly Kosciuszko Street, 1).
A corner tenement building of the former Narodna Hostynnytsia (People’s Hotel), constructed in 1904–1906 in the Art Nouveau (Secession) style, designed by architect Tadeusz Obmiński.
From 1916, the building hosted the Ukrainian Besida society and accommodated Ivan Tyktor’s publishing house and bookshop, as well as the editorial offices of the Ukrainian newspapers Novyi Chas (New Time) and Narodna Sprava (People’s Cause).
In the interwar period (1920s–1930s), the hotel operated under the name “Republic.” During the Polish period, the building also housed a café, a dairy bar, a philatelic shop, a hairdresser’s, and other commercial establishments, making it a vibrant hub of urban life.
In the Soviet period, it functioned as the “Narodnyi” (People’s) Hotel, and in the 1950s it contained a tea room, workshops, and a hairdresser’s. Since 1999, the building has been occupied by the Western Regional Customs Office.
It is a vivid example of how Lviv Art Nouveau combined aesthetics and functionality while actively contributing to the city’s urban and national cultural environment.
