22 Park Circus, Glasgow
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| 22 Park Circus | |
|---|---|
.jpg) View of Park Circus featuring No 22 (with side visible) | |
 Interactive map of the 22 Park Circus area | |
| Former names | Casa D'Italia |
| General information | |
| Type | Townhouse |
| Location | Glasgow, 22 Park Circus |
| Construction started | 1872 |
| Completed | 1874 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Charles Wilson |
| Main contractor | James Boucher |
22 Park Circus is a 19th-century townhouse in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland. Originally a family home, it was later a club and an Italian consulate. From 1994 to 2013 the building housed the city's register office.[1]
The house forms part of Park Circus, the focal point of the high-end area known as the Park district of the West End of the city. Built to the designs of architect Charles Wilson in the mid-nineteenth century,[2] the area sits atop Woodlands Hill and is named for its proximity to Kelvingrove Park, which it overlooks. Park Circus itself sits on the very top of the hill and is split into four curved terraces around a private garden, and Number 22 sits at the end of the southwest terrace, on the corner with Park Street South. Although Park Circus was constructed between 1857 and 1858, work on Number 22 did not begin until 1872, completed in 1874.[3]
