Villa I Tatti - Podere al Molino
Address6, Via San Martino A Mensola, Fiesole, Florence, Italy, 50135
Site Number108I
Alternate Names
Casa Papi
Building Root Number
00768
Architect (Original)
Unknown
Building Acquired
1959
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is thought to be named for a Villa from a 13th century land grant by the bishop of Fiesole to the Zatti family. The site is also named after its function.Historical NotesThe villa, originally built in the 16th century, was the home of the Allessandri family of Florence for more than two centuries. Bernard Berenson, class of 1887, purchaesd the villa in 1907.Additional Information
Weaver, William. A Legacy of Excellence: The Story of Villa I Tatti. Harry NAbrams, 1997.
Harvard University. General Information about Villa I Tatti, Approximately 1960 and Later. 1960. Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1870.2.
Villa “I Tatti”: The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies. Olschki, 1983.
Mason, Alexa. Villa I Tatti: The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies : Forty Years, 1961/62-2001/02. Villa I Tatti, 2002.
Gilmore, Myron P. “Villa I Tatti, the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies: The First Ten Years.” Harvard Library Bulletin, 1971, pp. 99–109.
Perloff-Giles, Alexandra. “Art Scholar Bequeaths Villa to Harvard.” The Harvard Crimson, 1 June 2009, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2009/6/1/art-scholar-bequeaths-villa-to-harvard/.