Maria Villa Glasgow property, Henry Watson Langside home address, Scottish architect, Location

Maria Villa, Glasgow : Langside Property

Greek Thomson House: Strathclyde semi-detached residences, Historic western Scotland home

post updated 15 February 2025

Architect: Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson

Maria Villa, Mansion House Road, Langside, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

Dates built: 1857-61

Maria Villa Glasgow

Maria Villa is a double villa featuring a couple of semi-detached houses. This important Langside property on Mansion House Road was built for Henry Watson and named after his wife.

Maria Villa Glasgow by Architect Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson:
Maria Villa Glasgow by Architect Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson
photo © Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson

Greek Thomson Architecture in Strathclyde

Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson – Key Work:

St Vincent Street Church
St Vincent Street Church
photo © Adrian Welch

CCA Glasgow – designed by Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson and refurbished by Glaswegian architecture practice Page / Park
CCA Glasgow
photo © Adrian Welch
CCA

Queen’s Park United Presbyterian Church, Langside Road
Architect: Alexander “Greek” Thomson
Queen’s Park Church

Glasgow Walking Tours

Rennie Mackintosh – Key Works in the city – selection:

Glasgow School of Art, 167 Renfrew Street
Glasgow School of Art
GSA building photo © Adrian Welch
Glasgow School of Art

House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston Park, south west of the city centre
House for an Art Lover
property photo © Adrian Welch
House for an Art Lover

Queens Cross Church, Garscube
Architect: Charles Rennie Mackintosh

St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life & Art is located at 2 Castle Street, Glasgow. Opened in 1993, examines all the world’s major religious faiths. Admission Free.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928)

Glasgow Historic Building Designs

Historic Glasgow Property Designs – ancient Strathclyde architectural selection below:

City Chambers, George Square

Glasgow Custom House Development

166 Gorbals Street Glasgow community space gallery building

Briggait Centre design by Nicoll Russell Studios, based in Tayside

Kelvingrove Gallery, West End- renewed by international architects BDP

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Website: Langside Glasgow