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.

Citation

Ihor Zhuk. "Vul. Kotliarevskoho, 21 – residential building". Lviv Interactive (Center for Urban History, 2009). URL: https://lia.lvivcenter.org/en/objects/kotliarevskoho-21/

Author(s): Ihor Zhuk