This Art Nouveau building was designed by M. Meletinsky and constructed in 1913; it is a listed building (architectural monument).

It is known for its ‘gears’ on the northern façade facing Olesya Gonchara Street and its intricately shaped windows on the Sumska Street side.

According to unconfirmed reports, the gears are a reference to A. Dudin’s car showroom and workshops, where Ford and Darracq cars were sold and serviced in pre-WWI times.

From 1926 to 1930, the writer Ostap Vyshnia lived in the house; from 1930 to 1936, his brother Vasyl Chechvianyi resided there. In 1990, a commemorative plaque was installed on the building in honour of the writers.

From the 1950s, the ground floor housed shops (a grocery store and a haberdashery).

On 2 January 2026, two Russian ballistic missiles hit the area near the building, destroying the nearby ‘Persona’ shopping centre (built in the 2000s) and damaged many other buildings as well. Seven people were killed and more than 38 were injured.

The rear of the building on Sumska Street, 122, the roof, internal structures and glazing were severely damaged.