Vul. Halytska, 16 – residential building ID: 2330

The townhouse (old conscription No. 21, new No. 17) was erected on the site of the dismantled walls of the Halytska Gate. It was built in 1791 by Zelik Hules in the Late Baroque style, and later, in 1868, Dr. Yustyn Kulyk oversaw its reconstruction. By Decision No. 393 of the Lviv Regional Executive Committee on November 22, 1988, the building was included in the Local Register of Monuments under protection No. 941. Since the early 1950s, the "Chobitok" shoe store has occupied the building's ground floor.

Story

1791 — construction of the townhouse from the foundations (conscription No. 306) atop the dismantled walls of the Halytska Gate.
1868 — reconstruction of the townhouse with the addition of new premises facing the courtyard (architect — Wilhelm Schmidt): "1) the foundations were laid according to the plans; 2) the ground floor and second floor partially utilized the original walls, while for the added sections new foundations were laid; 3) on the third floor, the old walls were dismantled and replaced with new materials." 
Late nineteenth century and 1920s–1930s  — reconstruction of the ground-floor storefront windows.

The stone townhouse (old conscription Nos. 337, 338, 339, 417; new No. 306) is a corner property located at vul. Brativ Rohatyntsiv 4. It was established on the site of the dismantled walls of the Halytska Gate. Originally, the property belonged to Józef and Weronika Worell, who sold it in 1791 to Zelik Hules. That same year, Zelik built a new townhouse at his own expense and assigned the new conscription No. 306. In 1804, Zelik Hules transferred the building to Stefan Kulyk, whose family owned the property until the second half of the nineteenth century.

The townhouse attained its current appearance in 1868 following a reconstruction commissioned by Dr. Yustyn Kulyk, who co-owned the property with Aniela Randa (née Kulyk). The redesign was drafted by architect Wilhelm Schmidt. On September 7, 1867, after inspecting the structural state of the building, the construction commission approved the addition of a fourth floor. However, this plan was never realized because Aniela Grabińska, the owner of the neighboring property (No. 303-305; 18 Halytska St.), refused to sign off on the project. Simultaneously, the townhouse underwent a reconstruction that added new premises facing the courtyard. By August 1868, the work was fully completed. A formal commission inspection determined that: "1) the foundations were laid according to the plans; 2) the ground floor and second floor partially utilized the original walls, while for the added sections new foundations were laid; 3) on the third floor, the old walls were dismantled and replaced with new materials." Consequently, the building today reflects two distinct construction periods: 1791 (initial construction from the foundations) and 1868 (major reconstruction). From the late nineteenth century through the 1920s and 1930s, several renovations were made to the ground-floor storefront windows. 

Since the early 1950s, the ground floor has consistently housed the "Chobitok" shoe store.

Architecture

The building is situated within the city block bounded by Halytska, Staroievreiska, Brativ Rohatyntsiv, and Kravetska streets.

In its current state, the building is a three-story, seven-axis structure. The façades lack architectural articulation, with the window trimmings serving as their only ornamentation. The ground floor is accentuated by a horizontal string course.

People

Weronika Worell — the first owner of the plot until 1791.
Józef Worell — the first owner of the plot until 1791.
Aniela Grabińska — owner of the neighboring building at No. 303-305 (vul. Halytska 18).
Zelik Hules — owner of the plot from 1791, who constructed the new townhouse.
Stephan Kulyk — owner of the townhouse from 1804.
Yustyn Kulyk — a doctor and owner of the townhouse who oversaw its reconstruction in 1867.
Aniela Randa (née Kulyk) — owner of the townhouse.
Wilhelm Schmidt — the architect who managed the building's reconstruction.

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