Villa I Tatti - Casa Morrill [Sold]
Address73, Costa San Giorgio, Firenze, Florence, Italy, 50135
Site Number108G
Building Root Number
00766
Architect (Original)
Unknown
Building Acquired
1959
Land Acquired 1959
Sold 2015
Land Acquired 1959
Sold 2015
StatusInactive
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 for F. Gordon Morrill who was a noted architect and arts collector.Historical NotesThis site is a villa located in central Flrorence. It was constructed by F. Gordon Morrill in the 1950s.Additional InformationHarvard University. General Information about Villa I Tatti, Approximately 1960 and Later. 1960. Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1870.2.
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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/.