Villa Murri

The villa was built in the early decades of the 19th century by the Sinibaldi family, one of the oldest in Sant’Elpidio a Mare, and was later purchased in 1880 by Count Alessandro Maggiori. Originally, the property constituted a vast and articulated complex: it included the main house over three floors, stables, warehouses, a farmhouse with land, and even a ‘torriolo’. In 1936, the property passed to Cornelia Bonetti Murri, who gave the villa a new social flair by building a dance floor in the grove and organizing famous parties and dinners in the garden.

From the mid-20th century onward, the function of the villa changed radically to serve the community: in 1953 it became the Municipal Residence, in the 1960s it hosted the ‘Galileo Galilei’ middle school, and in the 1980s it was the site of the local polyclinic. Today the structure presents the main house flanked by the old warehouses and stables, maintaining the noble charm of a patrician residence despite its modest size.

The exterior, sober and entirely brick, hides within a precious reception hall characterized by an ancient coffered ceiling. The surrounding garden, once a venue for social life, is accessible through two entrances: the historic one on Via Umberto I, once marked by four square pillars, and a second access that, via a path beyond the tree ditch, leads directly to the rear courtyard of the building.