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Villa Rossa, The Villino, Dontella 21
Villa Rossa
Construction Completed: 1892
Designed by: Count Mario Gigliucci
Occupied by SU: 1959
Purchased by SU: 1963
Purchase Price: $168,444
Location: Piazza Savonarola 15, Florence, Italy
Space: 28 rooms on four levels, stucco exterior
Notes: Villa Rossa is the main building of the SU Florence campus. Built as a private residence, its style was eclectic for the time period it was constructed and included a roof-top garden looking out over the front of the house.
The Villino
Constructed: 1884 as private residence
Purchased by SU: 2006
Location: Via di Della Robbia 116
Dontella 21
Constructed: ca. 1900 as artists' studios
Location: Piazzale Donatello 21