The Buck's Head Hotel
From Glasgow
Was located on the south side of Argyle Street at the east corner of Dunlop Street (at 59-63 Argyle Street). It was opened in 1790 and closed circa 1862.
With The Saracen's Head, and The Black Bull, the Buck's Head was one of Glasgow's most popular hotels in the late 18th century.
The building was demolished in January 1862, and work on Alexander "Greek" Thomson's iron-framed Buck's Head building began. The building has a sculpture of a buck's head to commemorate the site of the old hotel.
History
The building was originally erected in the 1750s as the home of Provost John Murdoch (and later his son, George Murdoch) it was sold to Thomas Hopkins in 1777. Hopkin's son sold it to Colin McFarlane in 1790. It was he who converted the mansion and open the Buck's Head Hotel in 1790.
