Vul. Sichovykh Striltsiv, 19 – university building (former residential)

The plot of ​​the townhouse number 19 on Sichovykh Striltsiv street is located opposite the southern avant-corps of the main university building, the former building of the Galician Sejm near the Ivana Franka park. The three-storied house has an eleven-window façade whose position is fixed by the regulation line of the street.

The main façade, which has a three-window wide slightly protruded wall section in the center, has a balanced and static nature. Its composition is dominated by horizontal divisions. Strict symmetry prevails here, in contrast to an irregular outline of the plot. The latter has the shape of an irregular polygon incorporated into the continuous housing tract between Sichovykh Striltsiv, Kostiushka and Drohobycha streets.

On the central protruded wall section, there is a wide balcony leaning on moulded consoles, with a balustrade and a rounded projection in the center. Semicircular window openings are flanked by double Corinthian pilasters. On the façade’s side sections, the second floor windows are decorated with smaller pilasters and triangular pediments at their tops; the corresponding third floor windows have shaped trimmings and are completed with cornices supported by consoles.

The façade is divided into three horizontal tiers by cornices. The ground floor cornice is supplemented with a Dorian frieze. The cornice above the third floor has modillions. The upper balustrade, with an attic and a small triangular pediment in the middle and with two vases on the edges, supports the composition’s horizontal rhythm. The façade wall’s lower tier is decorated with rustication. Under the balcony, one can see three arched openings: the bigger central entrance with smaller portals on both sides.

In the center of the townhouse’s front building, there is a wide entryway with a through passage leading to the courtyard; the passage is flanked by two-flight stairs. In the rear part, there is a spacious and very stylish staircase. Two rows of rooms in the front section are separated by corridors arranged parallel to the façade. The closed courtyard is encircled by wings on perimeter.

The house number 19 on Sichovykh Striltsiv street represents the type of luxury residential architecture in the Neo-Renaissance style. Formerly, the townhouse had two large apartments on each floor, which were designed for wealthy tenants. In the wings, there were stables, cart sheds, kitchens, pantries, and servants’ rooms. The interior premises, which had once residential and utility functions, have been adapted for the needs of university and partially rearranged.

As regards the décor, one has to pay special attention to the façade’s moulded decorations, particularly Atlantes figures under the balcony and the staircase decoration (ornamental moulding of the walls and ceiling, forged railing of the stairs). Architecturally and artistically, the house belongs to the Neo-Renaissance style of the "Italian" type.