Vul. Kotliarevskoho, 21 – residential building ID: 551

The apartment building was constructed in 1908–1909 according to the design of architect and builder Józef Hornung. 

Architecture

This three-story apartment building with a V-shaped floor plan is surrounded with flowerbeds and a garden from the three sides. The corner part of the building has a trapeze-shaped projection; a small cupola is built over it and a portal is located on the corner. The staircase adjacent to the corner is oriented along a diagonal. The rooms in side wings are located in two rows. This is an example of Secession architecture.

People

Józef Hornung — architect, owner of the architectural bureau that designed the building (his signature and seal appear on the archival drawings of the building)
Maria Heyzmann — owner since 1909, who built the house
Paulina Jakubska — initiator of the construction in 1908

Sources

Державний архів Львівської області (ДАЛО) 2/1/5246.

Author(s): Ihor Zhuk