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    Vul. Nechuya-Levytskoho, 20 – residential building ID: 528

    This single family villa (1890-1891; architects Julian Zachariewicz and Ivan Levynsky) is a component of the architectural ensemble of the north-eastern quarter of Kastelivka district which consisted entirely of single-family mansions. The villa has an adjacent garden plot. The internal floor layout is symmetric; the center of its structure is the central hall with an exit to loggia. In the twentieth century the villa was speared reconstruction and was therefore preserved better than the other similar Kastelivka villas. In particular, the construction of a high roof and original facade decoration such as ceramic tiles and carved details have been preserved.

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    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.

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    Sources

    1. Справа з будівництва будинку на вул. Нечуя-Левицького, № 20 – Державний архів Львівської області (ДАЛО), ф. 2, оп. 2, спр. 1780. 
    2. Архітектура Львова: Час і стилі ХІІІ – ХХІ ст. / За ред. Ю. Бірюльова. – Львів: Центр Європи, 2008. – С. 353.
    3. Жук І. Іван Левинський, архітектор-будівничий Львова // Архітектура України. – 1992. – №.2. – С. 21.
    4. Лінда С. Кастелівка: народно-романтичні тенденції у розвитку архітектури львівського історизму // Народознавчі зошити. – 2000. – Зошит 2. – С. 276.

    Author(s): Ihor Zhuk