Vul. Krakivska, 34 – residential building

Early 19^th c. – a house is built in place of the dismantled Krakivska gate.
1864 – the house’s attic and roofs are repaired.
1874 – the house is covered with a new roof.
1886 – a shop is arranged in the staircase from the side of Havryshkevycha street; a three-floor wing is constructed in the courtyard from the side of Honty street.
1896 – two apartments facing Honty street are adapted for shops.
Early 20^th c. – a new entrance, located to the right of the old entrance gate, is arranged; it led to the courtyard from Danyla Halytskoho street.

The house on Krakivska street 34 was built in place of the dismantled Krakivska gate in the northern part of the town’s fortifications in the early 19^th century. It is one of the few Lviv Neo-Classicist monuments. The house’s façades face Krakivska, Havryshkevycha and Honty streets. Its sculpture decorations reflect the first manifestations of the French Empire style in Lviv. The artistic reliefs, which decorate the house’s façades, are attributed to Anton Schimser, a well-known sculptor. This expressive building was constructed by an architect whose name remains unknown. In all likelyhood he came to Lviv from the western territories of the then Austrian Empire and worked at the Building Administration where construction projects were worked out at that time. This institution was established by the new Austrian authorities in 1785 and consisted exclusively of Austrian officials.

Throughout its history, the house has undergone a number of insignificant reconstructions and adaptations which mostly affected its façades and ground floor premises. These premises were chiefly adapted to function as shops. In 1864 the attic and the roofs were repaired, and in 1874 the house was covered with a new roof. In 1886 a shop was arranged in the staircase from the side of Havryshkevycha street; a three-floor wing was constructed in the courtyard from the side of Honty street. In 1896 two apartments facing Honty street were adapted for shops under the leadership of Kajetan Senaczek, a constructor. Some insignificant changes were made in the following years as well.

Earlier the ground floor had commercial premises with shop windows from all three sides. In the 1920s the gate from Krakivska street still had the original forged Empire-style ornamentation. In the early 20^th century a new entrance was arranged which led to the courtyard from Danyla Halytskoho street; it was located to the right of the old entrance gate.

Since the Soviet time the house’s ground floor premises facing Krakivska street have been occupied by a building materials shop, the corner premises facing both Krakivska and Honty streets by a men’s clothes shop, and the premises facing Honty street by a pharmacy.

According to the resolution of the Lviv regional executive committee number 381 dated 5 July 1985, the house was entered into the local register of monuments under protection number 2121-M.