At Chuhuivs’ka Street, 35A, there stands an unusual historic building that stands out from the surrounding neighborhood.

This interesting example of Ukrainian Art Nouveau architecture is located in an area far from the city center, surrounded by Soviet-era apartment buildings.

This building was constructed between 1914 and 1916 to house a 16-class municipal school, based on a design by architects V.D. Katsik and Serhii Tymoshenko. The area was historically known as Pavlova Dacha, which is why the school was also called Pavlovska.

The building used to have small towers.

Unfortunately, they have been lost, and the original red roof tiles have been replaced with slate; one has to look hard to find any remnants of them.

It is also possible that the building’s façade once featured other decorative elements (such as majolica) that were previously located in empty niches in the walls.

Nevertheless, the overall shape of the roof and the trapezoidal windows still evoke the building’s Ukrainian Art Nouveau style.

The Comprehensive Sports School for Children and Youth No. 9 is currently located here.