Phoenix Assurance Building, 78 St Vincent Street, Glasgow is a Grade B listed building in the Glasgow City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 December 1970. Commercial building. 13 related planning applications.
Phoenix Assurance Building, 78 St Vincent Street, Glasgow
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-entrance-candle
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Glasgow City
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 15 December 1970
- Type
- Commercial building
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Alex D Hislop (Campbell and Hislop), 1912-13. Modern
classical, American influenced. 8-storey, 3 x 5 bay
commercial building. Ashlar with granite columns.
GROUND AND 1ST FLOOR: giant order of semi-engaged fluted
Doric columns in antis; metal infill panels. Entry to St
Vincent Street architraved, panelled above, stylised
corniced with sculpted wreath above. Frieze with
sculpted crests at angles; angle Phoenix sculpted
ornaments. Architraved windows with geometric glazing
bars. 2nd floor alternating segmental and triangular
pedimented windows. 3rd floor cill band with rosettes;
4th floor windows lugged architraves. 6th floor windows
set in frieze with continuous panels and guttae. Mutule
cornice. Parapet with attic windows breaking through.
Detailed Attributes
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