Maria Villa

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Maria Villa , also known as Double Villa , is a villa in the Scottish city ​​of Glasgow . In 1970 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.

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The villa was built in 1857 for the textile merchant Henry Watson . The important Scottish architect Alexander Thomson was responsible for the design . In 1853 Thomson developed the development plan for Langside Hill , but Maria Villa would remain his only building in the area. The cost of construction was around £ 2250. In 1995 part of the villa was restored. Since it was built, the building has been the subject of seven specialist publications.

The two-storey villa is located at Mansionhouse Rode in the south of Glasgow. Typically for Thomson's work, it is designed in the classical Greek Revival style with Egyptian details. The structure of Maria Villa is described as unique. On the street side, it gives the appearance of a single building with an L-shaped floor plan. In fact, however, these are two nested, identically constructed villas with separate entrances, so that Maria Villa has a roughly Z-shaped floor plan in the overall picture.

The masonry consists of uneven blocks made of honey-colored sandstone from Giffnock with contrasting natural stone surrounds. A striking window element with pilasters emerges on the left. The building ends with slate-covered gable roofs . High-quality wood and plaster work can be found in the interior. A highlight is the ceiling with a sun motif in the dining room and with a moon motif in the salon on the upper floor.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b c Information on scottisharchitects.org.uk
  3. ↑ a b c d Entry on Maria Villa  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

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Coordinates: 55 ° 49 ′ 32.3 "  N , 4 ° 16 ′ 29.8"  W.