Vul. Vyshenskoho, 12 – residential building

ID: 425

The villa was designed and constructed by Ivan Levynskyi (Jan Lewiński) bureau for a Ukrainian lawyer Roman Kovshevych (Kowszewicz). It is an illustrative example of late Secession architecture incorporating folk-inspired ornaments. It is a monument of architecture of local significance no. 1214.

Personalities

Ivan Levynskyi –
One of the most renowned architects of Habsburg Lviv, entrepreneur, one of the largest employers of his time in the city. His firm was involved in the construction and renovation of countless structures throughout Lviv and the region. Professor at the Higher Technical School, an active public figure associated with the Ukrainian People's Movement.

Sources

State Archive of Lviv Oblast (DALO) 2/1/1743: 2-10
Lwów. Ilustrowany przewodnik, (Lwów: Centrum Europy – Wrocław: Via Nowa, 2001), s. 214-215)

By Khrystyna Kharchuk, Ihor Zhuk