Glasgow Herald Building, 60-76 (Even) Mitchell Street, Glasgow

The Glasgow Herald Building, located at 60-76 Mitchell Street in Glasgow, was designed by John Keppie and Charles Rennie Mackintosh between 1893 and 1895, showcasing the Glasgow style. This six-storey commercial building features ten asymmetrical bays and a ten-storey tower at the northwest corner. It is constructed of polished ashlar and includes Art Nouveau details. The octagonal corner tower is adorned with pilasters and an Art Nouveau doorpiece, flanked by two arched windows with stylised keystones. Each floor has three windows; the first, second, and third floors have single windows, the fourth floor features bipartite windows with glazed tympanum, the fifth has two single windows, and the sixth has three. The seventh storey is corbelled and blank, decorated with curvilinear motifs, while the eighth has small pilastered windows. The ninth floor includes a gallery and set-back round-arched windows beneath an oversailing bellcast lead roof. The elevation facing Mitchell Street consists of 1-2-14-1 bays. The ground floor has loading bays divided by piers, a narrow entrance, and three round-arched southern bays with modern infill and additional loading bays. The upper floors repeat the main detailing of the building.