Villa Tittoni Traversi, Desio
Rural palace in Desio, northern Italy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Villa Traversi Tittoni, or Villa Cusani Traversi Tittoni is a rural palace in Desio, northern Italy.
_-_BEIC_6333204.jpg)
| Villa Tittoni Traversi | |
|---|---|
 Garden façade | |
 Click on the map for a fullscreen view | |
General information | |
| Location | Desio, Italy |
| Coordinates | 45.6173°N 9.2151°E |
An original palace at the site was built by the aristocratic Cusani family. The structure was rebuilt and redesigned first in 1776 by Giuseppe Piermarini in a Neoclassical style. In 1817, the villa was sold to the lawyer Giovanni Traversi; beginning in 1840, the interiors were refurbished and the façade was added by Pelagio Palagi. The palace has extensive gardens, designed in a free nineteenth-century "English style". In 1900, the Villa became the property of Tommaso Tittoni, a statesman and diplomat. After World War II, the house functioned as a seminary, until, in 1975, it was acquired by the comune of Desio.
The villa now hosts a library and museum, named after Giuseppe Scalvini.